BAM! The door shut behind me!!
Onomatopoeia
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.
Create a sentence that uses a simile.
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Create a sentence that uses an onomatopaea word
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The popcorn was jumping out of the bowl.
personification
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? Since Mark ate all the cake there was nothing for dessert.
Since Mark ate all the cake, there was nothing for desert
The stars will cry
Personification
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
Personification
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
Personification
You snore like a freight train.
Hyperbole
Create a sentence that uses personification
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She is as happy as a clam.
Simile
Time flies by!
Idiom
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The student was as busy as a bee.
Simile
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.
Give an example of an idiom
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The camera loves me!
Personification / Idiom
The hissing of the cat was barely audible.
Onomatopoeia
There were a billion mosquitos buzzing around!
Hyperbole
I've told you a million times to clean your room!!
Hyperbole
I am as hungry as a bear!
Simile
Straight from the horse's mouth
Idiom
Create a sentence that uses a metaphor.
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Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Hyperbole
You could hear the hum of the engine
Onomatopoeia
My baby brother is mean as a snake.
simile
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
Onomatopoeia
True or false? If the dependent clause comes first in a sentence, you should use a comma
true
Summer vacation is calling my name.
personification
Time is money
Metaphor
My iphone is dead.
personification
My classmates are wild animals!
metaphor
I'm on cloud nine today.
Idiom
Love is a battlefield.
Metaphor
The last day of school is like the beach - easy and relaxing!
Simile
I think I've bitten off more than I can chew.
Idiom
I'm all ears.
idiom
The coffee shop is an icebox!
Metaphor
They fought like cats and dogs
Simile