Personification
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Metaphor
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John thinks he is a class clown.
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Your friend is just a big baby!
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The car happily squealed down the highway.
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You are my guarding angel.
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It was the time to go home, but the bell refused to ring.
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The angry sky roared and threw lightning around.
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While leaving don’t burn all the bridges.
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And where is your knight in the shining armour?
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The gentle wind softly kissed my cheeks.
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I wish you were not such a chicken!
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I can see the news travel quickly.
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The trees danced back and forth in the wind.
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The restless night passed like a nightmare. 2. Sitting by his side, I watched the peaceful dawn. 3. The idle road stretched for miles. 4. I had reached a delicate corner. 5. It was a sweet beginning to a tragic end.
6. Here is a short poem about the way how a good greyhound is shaped. Most of the similes are missed. Fill in the gaps. The words in the box will help you.
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Cat – drake – bream – snake
– rat – beam -
head like a _______, a neck like a ________
A back like a _______, a belly like a ________
A foot like a _______, a tail like a ________.
7. Translate the following examples of the oxymoron
Cruel
to be kind; abundant poverty; old news; alone together; living dead; sweet sorrow; accurate estimate; sad smile;
act naturally; permanent change; same difference; desirable calamity; holy war; wicked good; wise fool; hellish paradise;
terribly popular; diet ice cream; organized mess; eloquent silence; cheerful pessimist; despairing hope;
poor millionaire; jumbo shrimp
8.Read the given examples. Define the expressive means used in the statements.
Too black for heaven and yet too white for hell.
«It was the
best of times, it was
the worst of times, it was
the age of wisdom, it was
the age of foolishness...» (Dickens).
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