Figurative Language
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| show | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pecks of peppers did Peter Piper pick?
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| show | Lexa likes to live in la-la land.
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| show | That rascally rabbit rigorously runs rapidly.
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| show | My mom made me mash my M&Ms.
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| show | Billy buys banana bread at the bakery.
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| show | the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
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| show | Hayes' hair hates humidity.
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| show | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
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| show | He is a real Romeo.
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| show | Don't be a Scrooge.
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| show | b, c, d, f, g...
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| show | words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes.
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| show | a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables.
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| show | You're older than dust.
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| show | My eyelids weigh a thousand pounds.
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| show | I am burning up.
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| show | exaggerated statement (ex: "This is taking forever!")
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| show | There are a million people at this game.
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| show | I am scared to death.
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| show | a phrase that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex: "It's raining cats and dogs.")
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| show | break a leg
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| show | He bit the bullet.
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| show | I just dodged a bullet.
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| show | I've got a bone to pick with you.
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| show | Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
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| show | Let's hit the hay.
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| show | Go out on a limb and make a guess.
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| show | I will let you off the hook.
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| show | Corbett threw Hunter under the bus.
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| show | The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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| show | We are shooting the breeze.
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| show | Pull yourself together!
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| show | She stabbed me in the back.
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| show | Get your act together!
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| show | You were on the ball at your interview.
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| show | You passed by the skin of your teeth.
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| show | Don't spill the beans!
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| show | The loud children screamed as the bell echoed through the crowded yellow brick hallway.
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| show | The smell of the warm, gooey brownies was delightful.
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| show | The fresh cut grass' smell drifted through the wind on the hot summer day.
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| show | The bright lightning bolt flashed across the dark grey sky and I felt the rain drip on my raincoat.
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| show | Well, that team was tough to beat (after winning by 35 points).
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| show | What great weather we are having (as it is raining).
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| show | Oh, great. A flat tire...
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| show | to mean the opposite of what is said (ex: "We are so happy to be back at school.")
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| show | That bathroom smells great.
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| show | My room is a pig sty.
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| show | Pigeons are sky rats.
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| show | Spencer is a prison warden.
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| show | My sister is the devil.
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| show | The clouds are cotton candy in the sky.
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| show | She is a wooly mammath.
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| show | This classroom is a circus.
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| show | Emma is a fish.
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| show | Jay is a skyscraper.
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| show | Austin is a ninja.
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| show | My desk is a black hole.
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| show | sizzle
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| show | the use of a word to represent a real sound (ex: boom, clap, bang, ring)
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| show | swish
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| show | old news
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| show | sad clown
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| show | freezer burn
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| show | deafening silence
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| show | diet dessert
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| show | The sun grinned down at the playground.
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| show | The bread leaped out of the toaster.
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| show | The snowflakes jumped from the sky.
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| show | The party died around midnight.
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| show | The moon's shadow danced across the lake.
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| show | The hands of fate grabbed my soul.
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| show | My stomach growled angrily.
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| show | My alarm clock screams "Wake up!" every morning.
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| show | That book spoke to me.
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| show | The pencil jumped out of my hand.
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| show | His pencil danced across the paper.
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| show | The cow jumped over the moon.
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| show | The stars danced in the night sky.
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| show | The lightning danced across the sky to the beat of the thunder.
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| show | The sun poked me as I lay on the beach.
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| show | Sweat ran down my forehead.
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| show | The words hesitated to leave his mouth.
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| show | The angry thunder bellowed in the distance.
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| show | The roof cried slow tears on the sidewalk.
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| show | The wildfire ran wildly through the forest.
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| show | The flag proudly stood at the edge of the school.
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| show | The vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleaned.
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| show | It's pointless to write with a broken pencil.
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| show | I've been to the dentist a lot, so I know the drill.
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| show | If you need an arc, I Noah guy.
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| show | The movie about Jupiter was out of this world.
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| show | I was addicted to hokey pokey once, but then I turned myself around.
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| show | a humorous play on words
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| show | You will be mist, boiled water.
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| show | Sydney was fired from her job at the hamburger joint for putting her hair in a bun.
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| show | bat/cat
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| show | the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry
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| show | His stare is as deadly as Medusa
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| show | The candy is as hard as a rock.
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| show | She is as light as a feather.
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| show | The new boy was as cold as ice.
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| show | The sad girl cried like a waterfall.
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| show | The deer dropped like a rock.
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| show | His hair looks like a rat's nest.
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| show | The Christmas tree shined like a disco ball.
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| show | I am as grouchy as a bear.
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| show | the wind was as loud as a train.
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| show | He is as free as a bird.
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| show | The Ohio River is like Hershey syrup.
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| show | He is as hot as fire.
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| show | My handwriting is as messy as an earthquake.
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| show | Jimmy is as sweet as a PopTart.
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| show | Her pregnant belly looks like a balloon.
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| show | Your momma is as wrinkled as an elephant.
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| show | She is as strong as a bull.
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| show | Emma is like an angel.
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| show | She is as courageous as a lion.
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| show | Time is like gold.
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| show | That bird is as dead as a door nail.
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| show | She is as tall as a giraffe.
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| show | He is as thick as a brick.
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| show | He spun like a fiery tornado.
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| show | You shine bright like a diamond.
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| show | a, e, i o, u
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