Question 1

Ex: Her eyes were diamonds.

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metaphor

Question 2

a figure of speech that involves describing an object as if it were a person

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personification

Question 3

Ex.: rainbow -- hope & promise

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symbol

Question 4

poem that tells a story

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narrative poem

Question 5

descriptive language in writing that engages human senses

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imagery

Question 6

Ex: The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.

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imagery

Question 7

Ex: The story jumped off the page.

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personification

Question 8

Ex: She can hear a pin drop a mile away.

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hyperbole

Question 9

a figure of speech that indirectly compares two unlike things

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metaphor

Question 10

Ex: red rose - love & romance

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symbol

Question 11

Ex: As shiny as a new pin

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simile

Question 12

using the same sound to start several words in a row

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alliteration

Question 13

a word that imitates the natural sound of something

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onomatopoeia

Question 14

Ex: A mouse is hiding in the house.

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rhyme

Question 15

Ex: The sun smiled down on us.

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personification

Question 16

a figure of speech that is an exaggeration beyond belief

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hyperbole

Question 17

a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 18

Ex: Life is a highway.

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metaphor

Question 19

Ex: "bow-wow" - dog       Ex: "moo"- cow

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onomatopoeia

Question 20

Ex: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

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alliteration

Question 21

Ex: The kitten's fur is milky.

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imagery

Question 22

the repetition of similar sounds in the last stressed syllable in the lines of a poem or song

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rhyme

Question 23

Ex: She's as tall as a beanpole.

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hyperbole

Question 24

something that is used to represent a certain idea

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symbol

Question 25

Ex: "tick-tock"- clock      Ex: "ding-dong"- doorbell

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onomatopoeia

Question 26

Ex: As tough as nails

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simile

Question 27

Ex: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

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stanza

Question 28

Ex: The goat is eating in the boat.

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rhyme

Question 29

Ex: Sun, car, blue, and jump

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concrete

Question 30

Ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

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alliteration

Question 31

naming a real thing or class of things with precise details and specific identification information

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concrete

Question 32

Ex: Cool like a cucumber

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simile

Question 33

a series of lines of a poem or song arranged together in a usually repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme

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stanza

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