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AnalogyDoing drugs is comparable to driving with your eyes closed.
IdiomHe was a chip off the old block.
PersonificationThe problem caught me off guard. (= (= :P
HyperboleThe teacher asked the same question at least a million times.
AlliterationLater Lily will leave for Lawrence.
OnomatopoeiaThe howling of the wind made me scarrrrrred.
MetaphorRipe tomatoes are pieces of heaven in my garden.
SimileHe ran like a locomotive speeding down the track.

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Terms 8
Creator bobki
Created January 15, 2009
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Subjects language arts, english
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  1. Analogy Doing drugs is comparable to driving with your eyes closed. - 15 misses
  2. Personification The problem caught me off guard. (= (= :P - 13 misses
  3. Idiom He was a chip off the old block. - 12 misses
  4. Onomatopoeia The howling of the wind made me scarrrrrred. - 12 misses
  5. Metaphor Ripe tomatoes are pieces of heaven in my garden. - 10 misses
  6. Alliteration Later Lily will leave for Lawrence. - 8 misses
  7. Simile He ran like a locomotive speeding down the track. - 5 misses