Ms. Vaughan’s Figurative Language Examples – Flashcards
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oxymoron
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a little big Example: Jacob's pants are little big
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onomatopoeia
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Slurp. Slurp. Went the straws
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alliteration
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rabbits running over roses
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I'm hungry enough to eat a horse
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I was so embarrassed, I thought I might die
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clearly confused Example: You are clearly confused about what the directions told you to do.
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onomatopoeia
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Sizzle! Sizzle! Goes the pizza as it cooks.
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The whole world was staring at me.
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She cried for days.
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alliteration
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laughing lamas lounging
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onomatopoeia
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Vroom! Vroom! Goes the car
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repetition
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for thunder, for rain
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personification
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cars dance across the icy road
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alliteration
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keyboards quick quietly (notice, not same letter, but same sound)
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It's going to take a brazilion years to get through medical school.
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simile
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my jacket is like a piece of cloth with a heater
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alliteration
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Red Rock Canyon rages with red
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a rock smiles when people sit and read and lounge on it
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caring cats cascade off
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freezer burn Example: The meat in the freezer had freezer burn
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easy labor Example: My sister had an easy labor
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hyperbole
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I had a ton of homework
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I'm so tired I could sleep for a year
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personification
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wind whispers like a tree in the breeze
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my life is a dream
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alliteration
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the joking jaguars fall
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onomatopoeia
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Sprinkle. Sprinkle. Goes the cheese on the sauce
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I had to walk fifteen miles uphill in the snow both ways, in snow five feet deep
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inside out Example: Quen's shirt was turned inside out
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an emerald is as green as grass
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repetition
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Inside the ocean I see fish. Inside the waves I hear a splash. Inside the water I felt a fish.
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I waited in line for centuries
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irony
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Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
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a sapphire shines as blue as Heaven
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books are dreams
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simile
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a ruby red as blood
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my dog is as wise as an owl
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onomatopoeia
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Zip! Goes the jacket
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My dogs eyes are as kind as a rainbow
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moon dances around my fear
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snow speaks to the people
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There are millions of other things to do
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I told you a thousand times
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the dog laughes, the cat frowned
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onomatopoeia
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Tick-tock-tick-tock goes the clock
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oxymoron
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front end Example: Chivas had to fix the front end alignment on my truck
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mobile home Example: I live in a mobile home
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walking desks took over town
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I am a rainbow
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a book is an apple
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I am a sword
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winds yell while blowing
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repetition
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Under the clouds, under the tres, under the sea I can fall asleep
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onomatopoeia
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Munch! Munch! Go the students
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simile
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my shirt is like a bird
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graduate student Example: Marquavious is a graduate student at Texas A & M.
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alliteration
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talking turtles shiver
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onomatopoeia
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Thump! Went the car over the hill
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alliteration
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see the sun shine
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almost ready Example: Rio was almost ready to go to the movie.
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Her smile was a mile wide
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bad health Example: My grandfather is in bad health.
