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Figurative Language: Part 3

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. Crunch, crunch, crunch! Squeak, squeak, squeak! She could not believe her new leather coat was giving out such embarrassing sounds every time she stirred.
    ---drop here----
  2. The inspector's questions were daggers that relentlessly and deftly prodded, probed, and jabbed at the suspect.
    ---drop here----
  3. Last night, they had the usual argument over trifles, but she brushed it off as another storm in a teacup.
    ---drop here----

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