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Figurative Language Examples

Match the following examples to the poetic thinking language term.

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Visual imagepicture of a starving deer
personificationher cries pierced my heart
onomatopoeiaSHAZAAM!!
similenotes drifted like clouds in the air
metaphorCindy is such a mule!
rhymeblink, think, mink
hyperbolea whale-sized perch
alliterationwriting in a wooden and warped canoo
assonancethe painter rained red to stain
auditory imagethe sound of a whimpering child
themeunrequited love
tactile imagemy eyes felt like sandpaper
speakerthe guiding voice of a poem


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