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S oft AS a baby’s butt! I M I L E. Comparing two dissimilar things using the words “like” or “as”. M y room IS a pigpen. E T A P H O R. A direct comparison. Saying something IS something it’s not. A llie alligator ate an apple. L L I T E R A T I O N.
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Soft AS a baby’s butt!I M I L E Comparing two dissimilar things using the words “like” or “as”.
My room IS a pigpen. E T A P H O R A direct comparison. Saying something IS something it’s not.
Allie alligator ate an apple. L L I T E R A T I O N Same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase.
Randy’s candiesH Y M E Same sound at the end of a set of words.
OWIE!N O M A T O P O E I A The imitation of sound that something makes.
Earl passed away.U P H E M I S M A less offensive way to say something.
EVERYONE hates me!!!!!!X A G G E R A T I O N No one talked to me ALL DAY! All my teachers HATE me! It was the worse day EVER!!!! To overstate something for effect.
Ira quit smoking cold turkey.D I O M S A non-literal phrase that makes sense to the culture.