Star Trail
Which words are usually used in a simile?
like or as
True or false: a metaphor says something is something else.
True
What does the idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It means that it's heavily raining.
Which word in this sentence shows personification: "The leaves danced in the wind."
Danced
What type of figurative language is used in: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."?
Hyperbole
"Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What two things are being compared?
Her Smile- Sun
What type of figurative language is present in the following sentence:
Time is a thief.
What does it mean?
Metaphor
Time goes by very quickly stealing our life like a thief.
If someone says "Break the ice", what do they want to do?
They want to get acquainted with someone or to get to know someone.
What human quality is giving to the clouds in: "The clouds scuffled."?
Fighting
What type of figurative language is used in: "She had a million homework assignments."? Explain your answer.
Hyperbole
She did not really have "a million assignments" she just had a lot of homework.
"He was as sly as a fox"
Make this simile into a metaphor.
He was a fox.
The world is a stage. Identify the type of figurative language and say what it means.
Metaphor
It means that everyone has a role in life just like actors.
What type of figurative language is "a piece of cake" and what does it mean?
It's an idiom and it means something is very easy.
What is personified in the following sentence: "The alarm clock screamed at me."?
The alarm clock.
Write the following hyperbole using literal language.
I waited forever for the teacher to arrive.
I waited for a very long time for the teacher to arrive.
Rewrite this sentence with a simile:
The mountain was tall.
The mountain was like a giant.
Explain the metaphor in this sentence:
Her voice was music to his ears.
Her voice is beautiful.
What type of figurative language is "Don't cry over spilled milk", and what does it mean?
It means you don't have to regret the past and it's an idiom.
Write your own personification about a cell phone.
The cellphone begged to be answered.
Write a hyperbole about being tired.
I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
Create your own simile comparing studying to sports.
Studying math felt like running a marathon.
Write your own metaphor about the city of Cairo.
Cairo is a jungle around school dismissal time.
Make up a short dialogue where one character uses the idiom "Under the weather".
-I'm going home.
= Why?
- I'm feeling under the weather.
Create a personification sentence about a car.
The car cried out for more gas.
Create a hyperbole about being late to school.
I was so late, the whole class had already finished the lesson and graduated.