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Figures of Speech

 Idioms – a phrase that means something different from the individual word in it
 Simile – compare two things using like or as
 Metaphor – compare two things without using like or as
 Alliteration- same beginning sound
 Onomatopoeia – words that imitate real sounds
 Personification – give human qualities to non-human things
 Hyperbole – extreme exaggeration to make a point

Label each statement using the seven figures of speech found above. ( Hint: 3 of each kind)

_____________________1. Silly Sally sing a sad song.

_____________________2. Hold your horses.
_____________________3. Doing homework is like doing chores.
_____________________4. The bathroom sink drip- drips, drip- drips.
_____________________5. I have a ton of homework.
_____________________6. Streets are streams, cars are fish.
_____________________7. Her hair was as dark as night.
_____________________8. I’ll finish washing dishes faster than you can blink.
_____________________9. The cookies begged me to eat them.
_____________________10.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickle pepper.
_____________________11. “Ahhhhh”, “Weeeee”, “Wooo- hooo”, was all you heard on the rollercoaster.
_____________________12. The rain gently kissed my cheeks.
_____________________13. The stars winked at me.
_____________________14. My coffee was hot like lava.
_____________________15. A taste of your own medicine.
_____________________16. Each morning, I woke to the sound “Cock-a-doddle-doo.”
_____________________17. All bark and no bite.
_____________________18. I am a rock, strong and hard.
_____________________19. Weird Wally waits, wishes, and whistles while wanting watermelons
_____________________20. I ate so much, I think I’m going to explode.
_____________________21. The test was a walk in the park.