Onomatopoeia/Inferencing
The clouds were dark gray, the rain was coming down hard. All of a sudden we heard a BOOM! that shook the house
What does the onomatopoeia suggest?
What is thunder?
"She’s a walking encyclopedia."
someone who knows a lot or is very knowledgeable
"I'm so tired I could sleep for a century, but the alarm clock had other plans and screamed in my ear."
What is I'm extremely tired, but the loud alarm woke me up? (Hyperbole + Personification)
"Wow, it's raining cats and dogs out there!"
What is it's raining very heavily?
The stars winked at us from the night sky.
What is the stars were twinkling or flickering in the sky?
I was glancing down on my phone while at a red light to change the song. Three seconds later I hear a "BEEP" from the car behind me
What does the onomatopoeia suggest?
What is a car horn?
"His words were daggers."
speech that is hurtful or cruel
"He was starting to have cold feet before the performance, his heart was a drum pounding in his chest."
What is he was nervous before going on stage? (Idiom + Metaphor)
"Come on, spill the beans already!"
What is tell the secret?
"The alarm clock screamed at me this morning."
What is the alarm clock made a very loud noise?
I closed the microwave and started to smell the buttery goodness. I reached to get my bowl when I started to hear the "POP POP POP."
What does the onomatopoeia suggest?
What is making popcorn?
"Time is a thief"
Time/life goes by fast, stealing good memories and opportunities.
"She was a volcano, ready to explode if one more person asked her a question."
What is she was extremely angry and about to lose her temper? (Metaphor + Hyperbole)
"You really hit the nail on the head."
What is you got it exactly right?
"The flowers danced in the breeze."
What is the flowers moved gently with the wind?
The room was so quiet as we all were taking the hardest math test Mr. Jones had ever given. All I could hear in the classroom was 'tik tik tik.'
What does the onomatopoeia suggest?
What is a clock?
"The city was a jungle."
The city is wild and chaotic.
“Her words were knives, cutting deeper than any wound.”
What is her words were very hurtful or emotionally painful? (Metaphor + Hyperbole)
"I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and go."
What is take a risk and do something that could be unpleasant?
"The sun smiled down on us."
What is the sun shone warmly and pleasantly?
The class gathered around the incubator to see if their new class pet had been born. It was hard to tell but they heard a 'chirp' and knew it was born.
What does the onomatopoeia suggest?
What is a baby chick/bird?
"Her mind is a maze."
Her thoughts are unclear and she can be hard to understand.
"After the test, my brain was fried and my thoughts limped across the finish line like marathon runners in a heatwave."
What is I was mentally exhausted after the test? (Metaphor + Simile + Personification)
"Oops—I let the cat out of the bag."
What is I accidentally revealed a secret?
"The old door groaned as it slowly opened."
What is the door made a creaking noise when it was opened slowly?