Figurative Language Types (simple) — free printable clipart

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Figurative Language Types (simple)

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A colourful 3×2 grid poster titled 'Figurative Language Types' showing six figurative language devices, each in its own pastel-coloured card with a cartoon illustration and an example sentence. Simile (star and cloud, 'She is as bright as a star.'), Metaphor (heart, 'His heart is a rock.'), Personification (smiling cloud with wind, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'), Hyperbole (globe with stars, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'), Onomatopoeia (BOOM! explosion graphic, 'The thunder went boom!'), and Alliteration (green snake, 'Silly snakes slither slowly.'). Suitable for primary/middle school literacy.

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