Figurative Language in 'The Schwa Was Here"
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- Q1...But give him some crayons and a blank page, and his forehead would start to bleed.personificationhyperbolemetaphoronomatopoeia30s
- Q2WHAM! He hits the jagged boulders, and it's all over for him.allusiononomatopoeiametaphorhyperbole30s
- Q3Then the Schwa snapped Manny's head back on as if it were a giant Barbie.idiomonomatopoeiasimilepersonification30s
- Q4Now I know why Howie always buzzes his hair, because if her didn't, he'd have millions of people trying to pull it out.metaphorhyperbolepersonificationallusion30s
- Q5It's like your brain begins to twist and squirm, directing your mind away from him.similepersonificationmetaphorallusion30s
- Q6I like that better than regular string net because when you make a basket, your don't swish-you clank.onomatopoeiasimilealliterationmetaphor30s
- Q7Tiggor looks at me and hooks his thumbs in his pockets like he's a gunslinger ready to draw.alliterationmetaphorsimilepersonification30s
- Q8"Stealth is wealth," I said to him, which has been our little good-luck phrase ever since we started taking dares.alliterationmetaphorpersonificationallusion30s
- Q9I shrugged, fettucine dangling down to my chin.similemetaphorallusionalliteration30s
- Q10"Does he become visible again when he takes off his ring? Dad asked. "Does he hang out with elves and dwarfs?"allusionpersonificationsimilemetaphor30s
- Q11"My granddaughter will be spending the next few months with me. You will spend time with her. You will entertain her. You will pretend to like her. " I was sensing this haircut was going to be one nasty Mohawk. "What's wrong with her?"metaphorsimileallusionpersonification30s