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Figurative Language

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    Figurative Language
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  • Most cats purr if you pet them behind the ears.
    onomatopoeia
  •  25
  • The thunder was a mighty lion.
    metaphor
  •  20
  • If someone is LIKE A STAR, what does that mean?
    celebrity status/ admired
  •  15
  • Finish the Alliteration: Many Monsters ______________
    answers will vary
  •  25
  • "The microwave timer told me dinner was ready."
    personification
  •  15
  • What does "It's raining cats and dogs" really mean?
    raining a lot
  •  20
  • Michele is under the weather.
    idiom
  •  25
  • The blanket held me close.
    personification
  •  20
  • The tears were a river flowing down her face.
    metaphor
  •  25
  • He was as quiet as a mouse.
    simile
  •  15
  • That math test was a piece of cake.
    idiom or metaphor
  •  25
  • My new car cost an arm and a leg.
    idiom
  •  20
  • I know you are in a hurry to get to lunch but you need to hold your horses.
    idiom
  •  20
  • I kicked the soccer ball so hard it screamed all the way into the goal.
    personification
  •  20
  • He is a pig.
    metaphor
  •  25
  • Rebecca is a walking dictionary.
    metaphor
  •  15