The Veldt by Ray Bradbury (Figurative Language) – Flashcards
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The stove was busy humming to itself.
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The house fed, clothed, and rocked them to sleep.
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Onomatopoeia
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The light flicked on.
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I could small the dust like a red paprika in the hot air.
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The house is wife and mother now.
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He could feel the hot sun on his neck like a hot paw.
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The lion roared!
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George sprang after her.
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He looked at the door and saw it tremble.
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Wendy and Peter had cheeks like peppermint candy.
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Wendy's eyes were blue marbles.
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imagery
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The lions look at them with yellow-green eyes.
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The ceiling above them became a deep sky with a hot yellow sun.
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When George opened the door to the nursery, he ciykd smell the hot straw of lion grass, the cool green smell of the hidden water hole, and the great rusty smell of animals.
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The sky in the nursery opened up and started raining cats and dogs.
