Idiom
His comments rubbed me the wrong way.
What does this idiom mean?
He gave me uneasy feeling.
Amanda was as brave as a lion.
What two things are being compared?
Amanda and a lion are being compared.
The classroom was a zoo.
What two things are compared?
The classroom and a zoo.
Lightning salsaed across the sky.
What is being personified in this sentence?
Lightning.
The sheep went "Baa"
What is the onomatopoeia?
Baa is the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Hankins does too much.
What do they mean in this sentence?
She was being over dramatic
Terry and Jim fought like cats and dogs.
What two things are being compared?
Terry and Jim are being compared to cats and dogs.
The alligator's teeth are white daggers.
What two things are compared?
The alligator's teeth and white daggers.
The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
What is being personified in this sentence?
The car.
Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach.
What is the onomatopoeia?
Belch is the onomatopoeia.
I got cold feet from having to read to the class.
What does this sentence actually mean?
I got nervous.
Carson's hair is as black as the night sky.
What two things are being compared?
Carson's hair and the night sky.
Mindy is a peacock.
What two things are compared?
Mindy and a peacock.
The wind howled in the night.
What is being personified in this sentence?
The wind.
It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive.
What is the onomatopoeia?
Bark is the onomatopoeia.
I'm all ears.
What do they mean in this sentence?
You have my full attention.
The baby is as cute as a kitten.
What two things are being compared?
The baby and kitten.
My teacher is a dragon.
What two things are compared?
My teacher and a dragon.
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
What is being personified in this sentence?
The last piece of pie.
Silence your phone so that it does not beep during the movie.
What is the onomatopoeia?
Beep is the onomatopoeia.
I fell on deaf ears.
What do they actually mean in this sentence?
I wasn't listening.
Jeremy is funny like a barrel of monkeys.
What two things are being compared?
Jeremy and a barrel of monkeys.
The curtain of night fell upon us.
What two things are compared?
The curtain and the night.
Bria's alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
What is being personified in this sentence?
Bria's alarm clock.
The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom.
What is the onomatopoeia?
Boom is the onomatopoeia.