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English Figurative Language

Guess the figurative language by example
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Last updated: November 14, 2024
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First submittedApril 1, 2024
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I am as hungry as a horse on steroids.
simile
You are a fat pig.
metaphor
Peter Piper picked a peck of purple peppers.
alliteration
The Bond that transcends the beyond
consonance
We see the bee fly
assonance
Buying those spare bodies cost me an arm and a leg
idiom
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I've got a new set of wheels
synecdoche
I be-leaf the fall will come soon
pun
That new student is stupid smart.
Oxymoron
KASHOOMAFLOINK! (or bam, pow, crash)
Onomatopoeia
This quiz took me centuries to make.
hyperbole
That garden is almost as spectacular as the garden of Eden.
Allusion
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6 Comments
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Level 62
Apr 12, 2024
Good idea. "This quiz took me years to make" is exaggeration, though; isn't that a better word than hyperbole here? Also, I don't see why all hands on deck is synecdoche.
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Level 39
Apr 12, 2024
All hands on deck calls for everyone to show up with everything, not just their hands. Also, good suggestion.
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Level 66
Jun 8, 2024
Hands refers to deckhands, not literal hands.
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Level 39
Jun 8, 2024
sure
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Level 38
Nov 14, 2024
I would suggest making people answer one question at a time, to avoid people typing in random figurative language words to get the questions.
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Level 39
Nov 14, 2024
Fixed. Thanks for the recommendation I'm new to this.