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Figurative Language: Part 2

Opposite each of the following sentences, drag and drop the correct figure of speech matching the underlined word or phrase.
simile metaphor epithet onomatopoeia analogy personification symbol oxymoron idiom hyperbole

  1. Representing a luxuriously overdressed queen, Clara's painting drew quite a few chuckles from her classmates who did not fail to notice that the queen's hairdo was a lofty, ornate stork's nest on top of which perched a richly bejeweled crown.
    ---drop here----
  2. Suddenly, she lost her balance, her foot slipped, and, in another moment--splash, splash, splash--she was up to her knees in the muddy water.
    ---drop here----
  3. The factory funnels were shaped like gigantic top hats.
    ---drop here----

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