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Figurative Language Review. Name The Figurative Language!. 1. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor. Name The Figurative Language!. 2 . I heard her skirt swish as she walked leisurely up the winding staircase. Name The Figurative Language!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Figurative Language
Review
Name The Figurative Language!1. The road was a
ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.
Name The Figurative Language!2. I heard her skirt
swish as she walked leisurely up the
winding staircase.
Name The Figurative Language!3. Paula wears so
much make-up she has to use a
sandblaster to get it off at night.
Name The Figurative Language!4. My love is like a red, red rose.
Name The Figurative Language!5. Our family dinner was a
combination of boisterous conversation that made the room hum with the sound of happiness,
badly burnt chicken that tasted like rubber, and the scent of
freshly baked bread that reminded me of home.
Name The Figurative Language!6. The stars danced
playfully in the moonlit
sky.
Name The Figurative Language!7. Every time
I tell a lie, I expect my
nose to grow like
Pinocchio’s.
Name The Figurative Language!8. An old man turned ninety-
eight. He won the lottery and died the next day of chronic
emphysema from inhalation of the latex particles scratched
off a decades' worth of lottery tickets.
Name The Figurative Language!9. The deafening
silence was unbearable.
Name The Figurative Language!10. Emily didn't like to
spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased
anything except the bare necessities.
Name The Figurative Language!11. While running drills in
gym class one humid afternoon in June, Chris
yelled to his teacher, “Sir, can we go inside? I think I
might sweat to death!”
Name The Figurative Language!12. As I stumbled to the
breakfast table in a sleepy haze, I knew the only thing that could wake me up was the delightful snap, crackle,
and pop of my favourite morning cereal.
Name The Figurative Language!13. Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just
ourselvesAnd Immortality.
Name The Figurative Language!14. When she tasted
the sour candy, Sarah’s mouth
suddenly puckered like a fish under water.
Name The Figurative Language!15. A breathtaking flower
quickly withers and dies, which represents the
fleeting nature of beauty and reminds us that
everything will eventually age and decay.
Name The Figurative Language!16. The goalie was a
brick wall, because when he was in the net, nothing could
get past him.
Name The Figurative Language!17. The crimson blood flowed
slowly down his charred face, and I could smell the burning
wreckage in the distance as the screams of the people still trapped within the building
echoed ominously through the brisk night air.
Name The Figurative Language!18. Betty Botter bought
some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my
batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my
batter better.
Name The Figurative Language!19. Maureen, tormented by
envy and jealousy, put on the flowing green gown for the party where she knew her former lover would be
with another woman.
Name The Figurative Language!20. The ending
of the game was truly bitter
sweet.