Allie’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.
Simile-comparing something/someone using like or as.
Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
I have a million things to do today.
Hyperbole - Intentionally exaggerates a statement to emphasize a point, evoke emotion, or add humor and is not meant to be taken literally.
She's as fearless as a lion.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
My phone is slower than a snail.
Hyperbole - Intentionally exaggerates a statement to emphasize a point, evoke emotion, or add humor and is not meant to be taken literally.
Her eyes were fireflies.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
The sky wept all day.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning
He had to bite the bullet and do his work.
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning
She said the problem was a piece of cake.
Idiom- a phrase or expression that is different from its actual meaning.
The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
He ran as fast as lightning.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
Her smile was a ray of light.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole - Intentionally exaggerates a statement to emphasize a point, evoke emotion, or add humor and is not meant to be taken literally.
The sinister house frowned at passersby.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
A typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
We were embraced by mother natures beauty.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.
His anger was a volcano erupting.
Metaphor- comparing something without using like or as.
“Food?!” Chris inquired, jumping up like a toaster strudel.
Simile- comparing something/someone using like or as.
The tree seemed to dance in the wind.
Personification- giving human characteristic(s) to a nonhuman thing.