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2. a. Writing that means exactly what it says.
What is literal language?
a. Writing that means exactly what it says.
b. Writing that describes something through comparisons with something different. ©

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5. a. Writing that means exactly what it says.
What is figurative language?
a. Writing that means exactly what it says.
b. Writing that describes something through comparisons with something different. ©

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8. What is personification?
a. An exaggeration so dramatic that nobody would believe it is true.
b. Writing that gives an object human characteristics.
c. A phrase that uses like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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11. a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
What is a metaphor?
a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
b. An exaggeration so dramatic that nobody would believe it is true.
b. A phrase that compares two things without using the word like or as. ©

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14. a. An exaggeration so dramatic that nobody would believe it is true.
What is onomatopoeia?
a. An exaggeration so dramatic that nobody would believe it is true.
b. A sound that imitates the natural sound make by an object or action.
b. A phrase that uses like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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17. a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
What is a simile?
a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
b. Writing that gives an object human characteristics.
b. A phrase that used like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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20. a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
What is alliteration?
a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
b. Writing that gives an object human characteristics.
c. A phrase that uses like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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23. b. Writing that gives an object human characteristics.
What is an idiom?
a. An expression whose meaning is not predictable based on the usual meanings of the words. (It’s raining cats and dogs)
b. Writing that gives an object human characteristics.
b. A phrase that used like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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26. a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
What is a hyperbole?
a. Repeating the same letter, sound or group of sounds in writing.
b. An exaggeration so dramatic that nobody would believe it is true.
b. A phrase that used like or as to show how two things are similar. ©

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29. a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
Find the metaphor.
a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
b. There was a blanket of snow on the ground outside my window.
c. Polly’s perky puppy pranced playfully at the park. ©

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32. a. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Find the simile.
a. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
b. I was as cold as ice.
c. Polly’s perky puppy pranced playfully at the park. ©

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35. a. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Find the hyperbole.
a. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
b. There was a blanket of snow on the ground outside my window.
c. Polly’s perky puppy pranced playfully at the park. ©

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38. Find an example of alliteration.
a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
b. There was a blanket of snow on the ground outside my window.
b. Polly’s perky puppy pranced playfully at the park. ©

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41. a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
Find an example of personification.
a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
b. There was a blanket of snow on the ground outside my window.
b. Polly’s perky puppy pranced playfully at the park. ©

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44. a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
Find the idiom.
a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
b. The bee buzzed loudly as it flew by me.
c. The math problem was a piece of cake. ©

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47. a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
Find an example of onomatopoeia.
a. My thirsty lawn was begging for water.
b. The bee buzzed loudly as it flew by me.
c. The math problem was a piece of cake. ©

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50. a. onomatopoeia b. metaphor c. personification
My baby brother is a monster at bed time.
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a. onomatopoeia
b. metaphor
c. personification ©

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53. a. idiom b. metaphor c. alliteration
Six spiders scurried across the steaming sand.
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b. metaphor
c. alliteration ©

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56. a. hyperbole b. metaphor c. alliteration
Her day on the beach was a dream come true.
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b. metaphor
c. alliteration ©

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59. a. personification b. onomatopoeia c. alliteration
The thirsty flowers were begging for water.
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a. personification
b. onomatopoeia
c. alliteration ©

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62. a. onomatopoeia b. idiom c. personification
The loud, angry storm kept me awake last night.
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a. onomatopoeia
b. idiom
c. personification ©

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65. a. onomatopoeia b. personification c. simile
The baby bunny was as soft as cotton.
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b. personification
c. simile ©

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68. a. personification b. onomatopoeia c. hyperbole
We waited for years in the doctor’s office.
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b. onomatopoeia
c. hyperbole ©

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