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I am as hungry as a bear!
Simile
Time flies by!
Idiom
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
Personification
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The last day of school is like the beach - easy and relaxing!
Simile
The camera loves me!
Personification / Idiom
The stars will cry
Personification
BAM! The door shut behind me!!
Onomatopoeia
There were a billion mosquitos buzzing around!
Hyperbole
The coffee shop is an icebox!
Metaphor
I've told you a million times to clean your room!!
Hyperbole
She is as happy as a clam.
Simile
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
Personification
The student was as busy as a bee.
Simile
They fought like cats and dogs
Simile
I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
Idiom
Straight from the horse's mouth
Idiom
My iphone is dead.
personification
The popcorn was jumping out of the bowl.
personification
The hissing of the cat was barely audible.
Onomatopoeia
You could hear the hum of the engine
Onomatopoeia
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
Onomatopoeia
Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Hyperbole
Time is money
Metaphor
Love is a battlefield.
Metaphor
You snore like a freight train.
Hyperbole
Summer vacation is calling my name.
personification
My baby brother is mean as a snake.
simile
I'm all ears.
idiom
My classmates are wild animals!
metaphor
Comma or not? Harold drank all the Koolade because he was hot and thirsty.
Harold drank all the Koolade because he was hot and thirsty.
I'm on cloud nine today.
Idiom
Comma or not? Because it was so late Susie could not come over to play.
Because it was so late, Susie could not come over to play.
Comma or not? Until you finish your supper you can't go out and play.
Until you finish your supper, you can't go out and play.
Comma or not? Since Mark ate all the cake there was nothing for dessert.
Since Mark ate all the cake, there was nothing for desert
Create a sentence that uses a simile.
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Create a sentence that uses a metaphor.
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Create a sentence that uses personification
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Create a sentence that uses an onomatopaea word
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Give an example of an idiom
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True or false? If the dependent clause comes first in a sentence, you should use a comma
true