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Put it all together. Read the mentor text below and label the idiom,

hyperbole, simile, and metaphor (you can type directly into the text
box). (There may be more than one of each example!) Then, create
your own paragraph that includes the same four types of figurative
language, making sure to label each device.
Sitting in the passenger seat of her mom's SUV, Beth fidgeted
restlessly, her stomach tied up in knots. "This is going to be the worst
day of my life," she said aloud.
"Honey, you'll be just fine. You're not the first person in the history
of the world to transfer schools mid year, you know?" said her mom
with a sigh.
"Mom, you don't get it! It's like I'm talking to a brick wall," Beth
retorted. "I don't know a single person at Grayson Prep and my
schedule says I have P.E. first period. I hate P.E.! I'll be sweating like a
pig the rest of the day, and no one will want to come near me!"
"Beth, don't be so dramatic. I bet you come home today telling us
how much you love your new school," Mom replied glancing quickly
at her daughter, while signaling to turn into Grayson Prep's parking lot.
"Whatever." Beth said, slamming the door behind her without so
much as a "goodbye." Her feet, buckets of molasses, she trudged up
the concrete steps to the main entrance not even close to ready to
face the sea of students in this building so large it could have its own
zip code!

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The text contains figurative language, including hyperbole, simile, and metaphor. Examples of these figurative language devices are provided and a new paragraph with the same types of figurative language is created.

The text provided does contain figurative language. The author uses several examples of figurative language, including hyperbole, simile, and metaphor. Let's break down the examples:

  • Idiom: There are no idioms present in the given text.
  • Hyperbole: The hyperbole in the text is seen when Beth says, "This is going to be the worst day of my life."
  • Simile: The similes in the text are when Beth says, "I'll be sweating like a pig the rest of the day, and no one will want to come near me!" and when she refers to her feet as "buckets of molasses."
  • Metaphor: The metaphors in the text are when Beth says, "It's like I'm talking to a brick wall" and when her mom says, "I bet you come home today telling us how much you love your new school."

Now, let's create our own paragraph using the same four types of figurative language:

As I walked into school, my heart sank like a stone. The hallways were a maze, like a troubling dream. The time seemed to crawl by, like a snail dragging its heavy shell. I could feel the weight of expectations on my shoulders, like an elephant perched on a tightrope. It was as if the whole world was closing in on me, like a suffocating embrace. But I knew I had to push through, like a warrior facing their fears head-on.

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