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| alliteration | "The wild and wooly walrus waits and wonders" is an example of |
| hyperbole | "Mile-high ice cream cones" is an example of |
| metaphor | "Her hair was silk" is an example of |
| onomatopoeia | "A buzzing bee flies near the lakeshore" is an example of |
| personification | "The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close" is an example of |
| simile | "The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky" is an example of |
| imagery | "The ace pitcher hurled his glove at the mound, then spit words at the man behind the plate" is an example of |
| figurative language | special descriptions that cause the reader to picture ordinary things in new ways |
| idiom | "The hurricane may have been a blessing in disguise." |
