Define Me!
The best of both worlds
Having all of the advantages or having everything
I was so mad I stomped out of the room.
Literal
Best Buy, Coca-Cola, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond are examples of what?
Alliteration
I am dying of embarrassment.
hyperbole
Bite off more than you can chew
The task is way too big to handle alone
I was so happy, I was on Cloud 9.
Figurative Language
This place is like a Garden of Eden. What type of figurative language is used, and what does it mean?
Allusion- Garden of Eden The place is very beautiful.
"Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears--the most welcome he had ever heard--the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore"
The Most Dangerous Game
Personification
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
In the middle of two impossible situations
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Figurative Language
I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, and the water lapping on the crag
Onomatopoeia
Her cheeks are the deepest shade of red like a rose in full bloom
Simile
A definition that cannot be understood by its literal meaning
Idiom
Don't count your chickens before they hatched
Don't make plans for something that might not happen
It was raining so hard the ditches were overflowing.
Literal.
"You were the light for me to find my truth
I just wanna say. thank you"
Metaphor- The speaker is comparing a person to a light
“Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,”
said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
“Our traveling habits have tired us.
Can you give us a room with a view?”
Personification
When a writer references a famous work or person
Allusion
Sometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
Do not disturb the situation as it is or it could result in trouble
Kill two birds with one stone
Figurative Language
Two- types of figurative language in both
"There was no breeze. The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."
and
". . . giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."
Imagery(Sight) and Simile
Disney made a movie about a rat that just happens to be a master chef, in the movie Ratatouille.
Irony
Answer why is this irony for +200