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| Who let the cat out of the bag? |
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Really means: Who told the secret? |
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| Sally sells seashells down by the sea shore. |
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Alliteration
Repeat of the "s" sound |
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| The flags were giants guarding the building. |
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Comparing flags to giants without like or as |
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| What's the matter, cat got your tongue? |
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Really means: Why are you so quiet? |
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| The river was calling me. |
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Personfication
Human characteristics- river/calling |
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Alliteration
Repeat of the "l" sound |
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| His dog is bigger than a horse! |
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration/overstatement |
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Euphemism
Softer than "fired" |
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| The clouds were dancing in the sky. |
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Personification
Human characteristics/ clouds-dancing |
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| The food was so hot my mouth was on fire! |
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration/overstatement |
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| The trees were listening to our conversation. |
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Personification
Human characteristic: trees/listening |
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| The elderly person walked across the street. |
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Euphemism
Softer: elderly/old |
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Really means he was going crazy! |
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Idiom
Reallly means not loyal |
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| Life is a roller coaster. |
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Metaphor
Comparing life to a ride- it has ups and downs/good days and bad days. No like or as |
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Euphemism
softer: full figured/fat |
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| The snow was a blanket of white. |
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Comparing snow to a white blanket without using like or as |
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