SIMILE & METAPHOR
The type of figurative language used in the phrase: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
This classic flower is used to symbolize romantic love
What is a red rose
The word in this sentence that acts as an onomatopoeia: "The bees buzzed softly around the garden."
What is "buzzed"?
The figure of speech defined by extreme exaggeration, as in "I've told you a million times!"
What is hyperbole?
The wind whispered secrets. What is the personification?
The wind whispered
The type of figurative language used in the phrase: "Time is a thief that steals our best moments."
What is a metaphor?
This white bird is traditionally used in stories to symbolize peace or hope.
What is a dove?
Between jump, splash, and water, it is the word that mimics a real-world sound.
What is splash?
An exaggerated way to express tiredness
What is "I could sleep for a hundred years"?
Giving an alarm clock the ability to "yell" at you at 6:00 AM is an example of this device.
What is personification?
Turning the simile "He was brave like a lion" into a metaphor results in this direct statement.
"He was a lion"?
Dark, heavy storm clouds gathering over a town usually symbolize this upcoming mood or event in a story.
What is danger (or doom/conflict)?
The sound word that best describes what bacon does in a sizzling hot pan.
What is sizzle?
The hyperbole in this sentence: "My backpack weighs a ton today."
What is "weighs a ton"?
The human expression given to the sun in: "The morning sun beamed warm smiles down on the valley."
What is smiling (or beaming)?
These two things are being compared in the metaphor "The classroom was a zoo during recess."
What are the classroom and a zoo?
This nocturnal bird is commonly used to symbolize wisdom and knowledge.
What is an owl?
Words like pop, clack, and hiss all belong to this literary category.
What is onomatopoeia?
The primary reason to use hyperbole.
to emphasize a point
Between a dog barking, groaning stairs, and a fast runner, it is the phrase that uses personification.
What are the groaning stairs?
This food item commonly completes the marathon simile: "After running 26 miles, my legs felt like..."
What is jelly
In literature, this color frequently symbolizes spring, growth, or jealousy.
What is green?
This heavy sound word describes the impact of dropping a large textbook onto a hardwood floor.
What is a thud (or thump)?
he large farm animal you claim you could eat when completing a famous hyperbole for extreme hunger
Horse
The human emotion or capability attributed to an inanimate object in the phrase "The camera loves her."
What is love (or affection)?