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6th grade Figurative Language
Speed Match Review Game

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Drag the squares in the gray area and drop them in the matching squares in the blue area below.
If you drop a square in the correct spot, it will disappear.
If you make a mistake, the square will return to its original spot.
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Personification
Brian wouldn't stop talking.
'Good luck!'
Simile
Refrain
Tammy ate a large amount.
Metaphor
Chuck was surprised.
Cindy was stubborn.
Onomatopoeia
'The problem is unimportant.'
She was breaking things.
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
'You really want to spend your money, and you may not be spending it wisely.'
Hyperbole
Epitaph
Epitaph
'A source I'm not going to mention told me some information.'
'You are blaming the wrong person or looking in the wrong direction for answers.'
Alliteration
Idiom
Alliteration
Simile
The meaning of this idiom 'Break a leg.'
The figurative language device used here: Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.
The figurative language device used here: He eats like a horse.
The figurative language device used here: And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
The figurative language device used here: The sun winked at me through the clouds.
The figurative language device used here: Don't beep that horn again.
The figurative language device used here: I've said that a million times already!
The term that means 'the repetition of initial consonant sounds.'
The term that means 'an expression in which the words used do not represent the meaning of the expression.'
The meaning of this idiom 'Barking up the wrong tree.'
The figurative language device used here: Loving Wife, Mother, Friend
The figurative language device used here: I love mashing melting marshmellows.
The meaning of this metaphor: Brian was a dog with a bone; he wouldn't stop talking about his new shoes.
The meaning of this idiom 'That problem is small potatoes.'
The meaning of this idiom 'A little birdie told me.'
The meaning of this metaphor: Cindy was such a mule. We couldn’t get her to change her mind.
The meaning of this metaphor: We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog.
The figurative language device used here: My sister's room is a pig pen.
The meaning of this simile: Chuck looked like a deer in headlights.
The meaning of this simile: She was like a bull in a china shop.
The meaning of this idiom 'Your money is burning a hole in your pocket.'
The figurative language device used here: Her feet are as cold as ice!
The term that means 'an extreme exaggeration.'
The term that means “a comparison between two or more things that doesn't use the words like or as.'
The term that means 'an inscription written on a grave in memory of a person.'

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The term that means “a comparison between two or more things that doesn't use the words like or as.'Metaphor
The term that means 'an extreme exaggeration.'Hyperbole
The term that means 'an expression in which the words used do not represent the meaning of the expression.'Idiom
The term that means 'the repetition of initial consonant sounds.'Alliteration
The term that means 'an inscription written on a grave in memory of a person.'Epitaph
The meaning of this idiom 'Break a leg.''Good luck!'
The meaning of this idiom 'A little birdie told me.''A source I'm not going to mention told me some information.'
The meaning of this idiom 'Your money is burning a hole in your pocket.''You really want to spend your money, and you may not be spending it wisely.'
The meaning of this idiom 'That problem is small potatoes.' 'The problem is unimportant.'
The meaning of this idiom 'Barking up the wrong tree.''You are blaming the wrong person or looking in the wrong direction for answers.'
The figurative language device used here: Her feet are as cold as ice!Simile
The figurative language device used here: My sister's room is a pig pen.Metaphor
The figurative language device used here: The sun winked at me through the clouds.Personification
The figurative language device used here: I love mashing melting marshmellows.Alliteration
The figurative language device used here: I've said that a million times already!Hyperbole
The meaning of this metaphor: Brian was a dog with a bone; he wouldn't stop talking about his new shoes.Brian wouldn't stop talking.
The meaning of this metaphor: We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog.Tammy ate a large amount.
The meaning of this metaphor: Cindy was such a mule. We couldn’t get her to change her mind.Cindy was stubborn.
The meaning of this simile: Chuck looked like a deer in headlights.Chuck was surprised.
The meaning of this simile: She was like a bull in a china shop.She was breaking things.
The figurative language device used here: Don't beep that horn again.Onomatopoeia
The figurative language device used here: Loving Wife, Mother, FriendEpitaph
The figurative language device used here: He eats like a horse.Simile
The figurative language device used here: And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting Refrain
The figurative language device used here: Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.Alliteration