Metaphor
Metaphor is similar to simile, but it does not use like or as. True or false?
True!
A simile compares two things that are not alike. True or false?
True! It compares two things that are not alike to create a vivid image in the readers mind!
Onomatopoeia is when the word mimics the noise it refers to. True or false?
True!
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is not hyperbole. True or false?
False! This is hyperbole, an exaggeration about being hungry. I would never be so hungry that I want to eat a horse!
Personification is giving things like animals and inanimate objects like chairs or tables human qualities. Ture or false?
True! "The chair stared at me, begging me to sit down" uses personification to give the chair human qualities.
Roared like a lion is a metaphor. True or False?
False! His voice was a lion's roar.
"The dog was as busy as a bee, sniffing every bush in the yard" is not a simile. True or false?
False! This is true! It compares a dog to a bee using the word "as" which is a simile!
In the sentence, "The sheep made a "baa" sound." Which word is the onomatopoeia?
baa!
The sentence, "I told you a million times to stay in your seat!" is hyperbole. True or false?
True! I may have said it a lot of times, but it would take a really long time to say something a million times!
In this sentence, "The little cloud puffed out its cheeks and blew a gust of wind." The wind is being given human characteristics. True or False?
False! The little cloud is given cheeks, a human quality, bringing it to life!
Time is money is a metaphor that means what?
That time has value!
"The lizard darted fast as lightning" is a simile. True or false?
True! This compares a lizard to lightning!
In the sentence, "The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum." Which word is the onomatopoeia?
bang!
In the sentence, "Ethan was dying of thirst" what is the exaggeration?
He is very thirsty, but he won't literally die from thirst.
"The sun winked at the children as they played." Is not personification because you cannot give the sun human qualities. True or false?
False! You can give just about anything human qualities if you try hard enough!
She has a heart of stone is a metaphor that means...
Lack of feeling or empathy!
Stubborn as a mule is a common comparison made using simile. What does this tell us about mules?
They are probably stubborn creatures!
The word "chirp" is an onomatopoeia. True or false?
True!
In the sentence, "Ms. McDonald loves her students to the moon and back!" What is the exaggeration?
The amount of love Ms. McDonald has for her students!
In the sentence, "The flowers danced in the wind as the leaves on the trees dig a jig." There are two instances of personification. True or false?
True! Both the leaves and the flowers are given human qualities.
The classroom was a zoo is a metaphor that compares what two things?
A classroom and a zoo!
What does "proud as a peacock" mean in the following sentence: After he won the race, the boy was proud as a peacock!
This simile compares how the boy is feeling with a peacock's plume of feathers.
In the sentence, "The horse’s hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones." Cobblestones is the onomatopoeia. True or false?
False! clip-clopped imitates the sound a horse's hooves make!
In the sentence, "Ethan was dying of thirst" when would this not be hyperbole?
If he were stranded in the desert and he had no water, this would be a literal statement!
In this sentence, "The kite soared proudly across the sky, showing off its brightly colored tail." What is being personified or given human qualities?
The kite! The kite is an inanimate object, that has no feelings, but the writer said it was proud!