His heart of stone surprised me.
metaphor
His words felt like a dagger in my heart.
imagery
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
personification
figurative language which gives animals and inanimate objects human characteristics and feelings
personification
Create a sentence to describe this picture. Use any of the following types of figurative language. Then identify the kind of figurative language that you used. Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Personifica
Answers may vary
"belch"
onomatopoeia
5. "The microwave timer told me dinner was ready." How is this a personification?
answers vary
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
personification
An exaggeration or overstatement used for effect. such statements are not literally true, but people make them sound impressive or to emphasize something."
Hyperbole
personification
figurative language which gives animals and inanimate objects human characteristics and feelings
She's as cold as ice.
simile
Be careful, it's a jungle out there.
hyperbole
I'm pleased to meet your better half.
metaphor
flags flutter and flap
onomatopoeia/ alliteration
The wind howled in the night.
personification
6. When she lost her job, she became mean old Scrooge.
allusion
14. Most cats purr if you pet them behind the ears.
onomatopoeia
idiom
An expression that, taken literally, means something other than it does figuratively.
Onomatopoeia
A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
4. Finish the Alliteration: Many Monsters ______________
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The person in front of me walked as slow as a turtle.
hyperbole
A metaphor is a comparison between two things. unlike a simile, a metaphor does not use the word like or as; a metaphor implies the comparison by stating that one thing is another thing.
metaphor
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatement used for effect. such statements are not literally true, but people make them sound impressive or to emphasize something."
simile
Figurative language that uses like or as to directly compare two unlike things.
7. The snowman was as fluffy as a marshmallow.
simile
She had a voice like an unoiled gate, but somehow not unpleaseant.
simile
Repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words. Alliteration is used to create mood or emphasize certain words
Alliteration
2. If someone is LIKE A STAR, what does that mean?
celebrity status/ admired
There is a weight on my shoulder.
metaphor
I rember the summers with lightening bugs and honeysuckles smell; the cold winters when the field would all be brown and would crackle under my feet.
Imagery
15. The thunder was a mighty lion.
A. metaphor
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatement used for effect. such statements are not literally true, but people make them sound impressive or to emphasize something."
the autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground
imagery
give someone the cold shoulder
idiom
12. My alarm clock yells at me every morning. 1
personification
Cunning like a fox.
simile
13. Alicia is an angel.
metaphor
1. When we say that someone is AN ANGEL, what do we mean?
good/ bad
She was as sly as a fox.
simile
5. He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison between two things. unlike a simile, a metaphor does not use the word like or as; a metaphor implies the comparison by stating that o
"Fifty years ago I learned to read at a round table in the center of a large, Sweet-Smelling, Steam-Softened kitchen."
Alliteration
2. The fly buzzed past us.
onomatopoeia
Lightning danced across the sky.
personification
The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal.
personification
"ahem"
onomatopoeia
"His Super-Slow dip- Stride Slump Shuffle"
Alliteration
money matters
alliteration
rocky road
alliteration
A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
Onomatopoeia
quick question
alliteration
good things come to those who wait
idiom
"giggle"
onomatopoeia
frogs croaks, birds whistle
onomatopoeia
Figurative language that uses like or as to directly compare two unlike things.
simile
Alliteration
Repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words. Alliteration is used to create mood or emphasize certain words
see, smell, taste, feel, hear
imagery
10. The town was covered in wonderful, white, wintery snow.
alliteration
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
personification
That knife is as sharp as a razor.
simile
An expression that, taken literally, means something other than it does figuratively.
Idiom
His nostrils flared; he was breathing like a picadored bull.
simile
go on a wild goose chase
idiom
get a taste of your own medicine
idiom
6. What does "It's raining cats and dogs" really mean?
raining a lot
7. Imagery is words that being a clear _____________ to a reader's mind.
PICTURE
Time is money.
metaphor
4. It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
idiom
"His smile was so wide he's have to break it into sections to fit it through the doorway."
Hyperbole
"It was cold and hard, but I was so tired I could have slept in a wind tunnel."
Hyperbole
imagery
Descriptive language used to appeal to the five senses and to create vivid mental pictures.
You're as light as a feather.
hyperbole
picture perfect
alliteration
3. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.
personification
9. The lightning fast sled shot flames as it slid down the hill!
hyperbole
11. The boy with straight A’s was a regular Einstein.
Allusion
8. The fire broke out in the dead of winter .
idiom
1. The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.
simile
I slept like a rock last night.
hyperbole
Descriptive language used to appeal to the five senses and to create vivid mental pictures.
imagery
the bus bounced like an empty cracker box on wheels.
simile