He was as muddy as a pig.
What is a simile
metaphor
comparing two things using like or as
He ate a horse for lunch!
It means he ate a lot.
Lightning danced across the sky.
What is personification?
Bang, crash. You better call the tow truck.
What is onomatopoeia?
Purple people eating plum pie.
What is alliteration?
Hyperbole
What is an exaggeration or big brag
It was raining cats and dogs.
It means that it was raining hard.
You don't want to bite off more than you can chew?
What is an idiom?
He could move a mountain.
What is hyperbole?
He looked like a lion when he was mad.
What is a simile?
Idiom
What is a group of words used to mean an idea that is not what the words mean literally?
She is as thin as a rail.
It means that she was skinny.
What is personification?
Nate felt terror as he heard Rat tat tat tat, Rat tat tat tat.
What is onomatopoeia?
She's an ox.
What is a metaphor?
Onomatopoeia
What is words that are used to express a sound?
Timber, thud, and the lumberjack was done.
It means that he chopped the tree down.
You are driving me up the wall today.
What is an idiom?
My mom will launch me to the moon if I get bad grades on my report card.
What is a hyperbole?
He's a kangaroo.
What is a metaphor?
Alliteration
What is a group of words with a common beginning sound?
The pancake was as big as the state of Texas, and as tasty as glue.
It means that the pancake was very large but not very tasty.
You are barking up the wrong tree,
What is an idiom?
It took a month to get through last night's homework.
What is a hyperbole?