Examples of _____
"You were as brave as a lion."
What type of figurative language is this sentence?
This type of sentence is a SIMILE!
"The calm lake was a mirror."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of figurative language that this is is a METAPHOR!
"My alarm clock yells at me to get me out of bed every morning."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a PERSONIFICATION!
"The snow is a white blanket."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a METAPHOR!
"BAM, CRASH, SLAM!!" Sam was so mad she slammed her door and broke her lamp.
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is an ONOMATOPOEIA!
"He's got a chip on his shoulder." ("He's holding onto a grudge or grievance that is making him angry or callous."
What type of figurative language is this?
This sentence is an IDIOM!
"She's as skinny as a toothpick."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is a HYBERBOLE!
"Break a leg!!"
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is an IDIOM!
"They fought like cats and dogs."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a SIMILE!
The sky was as blue as a pool.
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is a SIMILE!
He was as fast as a cheetah!!
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a HYPERBOLE and a SIMILE!
"CRASH!" The car smacked into a garbage can.
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is an ONOMATOPOEIA!
"That was a piece of cake!!"
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is an IDIOM!
BONUS!!!
"The man is as tall as a house."
What type of figurative language is this?
HINT- THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN THIS SENTENCE!!
This sentence is a HYPERBOLE & a SIMILE!!
"My house is a friend that protects me."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is a PERSONIFICATION!
"The wind howled in the night."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence that this is a PERSONIFICATION!
"Watching a show was like watching the grass grow."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of language is a SIMILE!
"Lightning danced across the sky."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a PERSONIFICATION!
"Your skin is softer than silk."
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a HYPERBOLE!
"Peter Piped Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is an ALLITERATION!
"The shopping cost me a million dollars."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is a HYPERBOLE!
"He is a shining star."
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is a METAPHOR!
The boring math class was 20,000,000 hours long!! 😫
What type of figurative language is this?
The type of sentence is a HYPERBOLE!
"Pull yourself together man!" ("meaning to Calm down")
The type of sentence is an IDIOM!
What type of figurative language is this?
This type of sentence is an OXYMORON!!!