6th Grade Figurative Language – Flashcards
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Simile
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a comparison using "like" or "as"
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Personification
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giving human qualities to animals or objects
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Time is money.
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Hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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comparison not using the word "like" or "as"
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The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
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She is as sweet as pie.
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The stars in the sky blinked and winked.
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She froze with fear.
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I'm starving.
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She has a bubbly personality.
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Hyperbole
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He's driving me crazy.
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Simile
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The street felt as hot as the surface of the sun.
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This pudding is as smooth as silk.
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The leaves on the ground danced in the wind.
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I'll just die if I don't go to the party.
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It flew as high as a kite.
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The internet is the information super highway.
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The teapot sang as the water boiled.
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You snore louder than a freight train.
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Doodling daughters didn't drink drippy drinks
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Alliteration
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The paper is as light as a feather.
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The ocean was a raging bull.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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The streetlight was my security guard.
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A gentle summer wind feels like a soft cotton sheet.
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The ship plows the sea.
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Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky.
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All the world's a stage.
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My little brother eats like a pig.
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Puny puma patted their pretty paws.
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The tears flowed like a river.
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Mr. Smith drank his tea in oceans.
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Mom tore through my messy room looking for it.
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Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.
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Alliteration
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The mayor's voice was a strong weapon.
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Ther horse moved with lightning speed.
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Jim is as stubborn as a mule.
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The sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day
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Studious students sound super smart.
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Alliteration
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Sunny skies still stay south on Sundays.
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The big full moon guided me through the forest.
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Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hannukah
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