simile
Figurative language that uses like or as to directly compare two unlike things.
His words felt like a dagger in my heart.
imagery
"giggle"
onomatopoeia
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
personification
give someone the cold shoulder
idiom
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
personification
2. If someone is LIKE A STAR, what does that mean?
celebrity status/ admired
"belch"
onomatopoeia
7. The snowman was as fluffy as a marshmallow.
simile
"It was cold and hard, but I was so tired I could have slept in a wind tunnel."
Hyperbole
I slept like a rock last night.
hyperbole
His nostrils flared; he was breathing like a picadored bull.
simile
get a taste of your own medicine
idiom
"His smile was so wide he's have to break it into sections to fit it through the doorway."
Hyperbole
7. Imagery is words that being a clear _____________ to a reader's mind.
PICTURE
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
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
She's as cold as ice.
simile
I'm pleased to meet your better half.
metaphor
An expression that, taken literally, means something other than it does figuratively.
Idiom
The person in front of me walked as slow as a turtle.
hyperbole
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
15. The thunder was a mighty lion.
A. metaphor
14. Most cats purr if you pet them behind the ears.
onomatopoeia
She was as sly as a fox.
simile
Repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
picture perfect
alliteration
His heart of stone surprised me.
metaphor
figurative language which gives animals and inanimate objects human characteristics and feelings
personification
Be careful, it's a jungle out there.
hyperbole
4. It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
idiom
1. When we say that someone is AN ANGEL, what do we mean?
good/ bad
Descriptive language used to appeal to the five senses and to create vivid mental pictures.
imagery
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatement used for effect. such statements are not literally true, but people make them sound impressive or to emphasize something."
see, smell, taste, feel, hear
imagery
Lightning danced across the sky.
personification
4. Finish the Alliteration: Many Monsters ______________
answers will vary
Onomatopoeia
A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
"ahem"
onomatopoeia
2. The fly buzzed past us.
onomatopoeia
idiom
An expression that, taken literally, means something other than it does figuratively.
Saying one thing is another when, in fact, the two items are nothing alike at all.
metaphor
the autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground
imagery
6. When she lost her job, she became mean old Scrooge.
allusion
3. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.
personification
6. What does "It's raining cats and dogs" really mean?
raining a lot
She had a voice like an unoiled gate, but somehow not unpleaseant.
simile
10. The town was covered in wonderful, white, wintery snow.
alliteration
"His Super-Slow dip- Stride Slump Shuffle"
Alliteration
The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal.
personification
the bus bounced like an empty cracker box on wheels.
simile
personification
figurative language which gives animals and inanimate objects human characteristics and feelings
quick question
alliteration
Alliteration
Repeated consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of words. Alliteration is used to create mood or emphasize certain words
11. The boy with straight A’s was a regular Einstein.
Allusion
A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
Onomatopoeia
flags flutter and flap
onomatopoeia/ alliteration
Time is money.
metaphor
You're as light as a feather.
hyperbole
Figurative language that uses like or as to directly compare two unlike things.
simile
go on a wild goose chase
idiom
9. The lightning fast sled shot flames as it slid down the hill!
hyperbole
8. The fire broke out in the dead of winter .
idiom
12. My alarm clock yells at me every morning. 1
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
The wind howled in the night.
personification
money matters
alliteration
5. He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
onomatopoeia
rocky road
alliteration
imagery
Descriptive language used to appeal to the five senses and to create vivid mental pictures.
Cunning like a fox.
simile
frogs croaks, birds whistle
onomatopoeia
There is a weight on my shoulder.
metaphor
13. Alicia is an angel.
metaphor
good things come to those who wait
idiom
That knife is as sharp as a razor.
simile
"Fifty years ago I learned to read at a round table in the center of a large, Sweet-Smelling, Steam-Softened kitchen."
Alliteration
5. "The microwave timer told me dinner was ready." How is this a personification?
answers vary
1. The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.
simile