They said bye before they went home.
Bye- expressing a farewell or parting
It was so cold she felt bare in the winter wind.
Bare: A feeling or state (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
He didn't know if he was right or not.
Right- true or correct as a fact.
He had to bite the bullet and do his work.
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning
A typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
The sky wept all day.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
The tree seemed to dance in the wind.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
“Food?!” Chris inquired, jumping up like a toaster strudel.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
She had to catch the train in time.
Train- a connected line of railroad cars, often pulled by a locomotive, used for transporting people or goods.
He ran as fast as lightning.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
His anger was a volcano erupting.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
Allie’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.
Simile-comparing something/someone using like or as.
The sinister house frowned at passersby.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
We were embraced by mother natures beauty.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
Her eyes were fireflies.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
She's as fearless as a lion.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
Her hair was a mess!
Hair- the strands of fiber that grow from a person's skin, especially on the head.
Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
Her smile was a ray of light.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
She said the problem was a piece of cake.
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning.
It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning