Definitions
comparing two or more unlike things
What is a Metaphor
The cat is as strong as a bear
What is a simile that describes how strong the cat is?
The lightning ran across the sky
What is a personification that describes lightning.
He's as tall as a Giraffe
What hyperbole describes how tall he is.
His soccer skills are eggsellent
What pun describes his talent in soccer
comparing unlike things using (like or as)
What is a Simile
He's as slow as a sloth
What simile describes his speed
The stairs groaned as we walked on them
What Personification describes the stairs creaking
That book is a real door stopper
What Hyperbole describes the books thickness
He is a backstabber
What Idiom describes his characteristics
giving human/living characteristics to nonhuman/living things
what is Personification
She's louder than an angry mama bear
What Metaphor describes how loud she is.
My alarm clock screams in the mornings
What Personification describes the alarm clock going off
That runner’s faster than the speed of lightning
What hyperbole describes how fast he can run
A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.
What pun describes a hard boiled egg
over exaggerating
what is Hyperbole
He's sweeter then sugar
What similes describes how kind he is.
The car groaned as started it up
What Personification describes the cars motor?
My car cost a fortune
What hyperbole describes the price of the car
Fill in the blanks
What idiom describes more information
a play on words with multiple meanings
what is a Pun
The calm lake was a mirror.
What metaphor describes the lakes reflection
The wind howled at night
What Personification describes the wind blowing at night?
I'm as high up as a kite
What hyperbole describes how high he is?
We're in the same boat
What pun describes being in the same situation