Simile/Metaphor
Onomatopeia
Alliteration
Idiom
Personification
100
Which uses words such as "like" or "as" when comparing 2 different things?
simile metaphor
simile
100
I heard the bacon sizzle in the pan.
Find the example of onomatopeia.
I heard the bacon sizzle in the pan.
100
Peter's pig pranced piggishly.
Is this an example of alliteration?
Yes
100
What does "lightning fast" mean?
very fast
quick
100
The leaf drifted in the breeze. What is being personified?
the leaf
200
The allitgator's teeth are white daggers. Is this a simile or a metaphor?
metaphor
200
Find the onomatopeia in the comic.
Honnnk!!!
200
Create a 4 word alliteration.
Answers vary
200
What does the idiom "get the green light" mean?
get permission to go ahead and do something
200
The deer danced through the meadow. What is being personified?
the deer
300
Find the simile in the paragraph below.
Zoe woke up with a fever. She was as pale as a ghost. She groaned. She couldn't believe she was sick. She felt her head. It was an oven.
She was as pale as a ghost.
300
Read the poem. Find 2 examples of onomatopeia
Mom & Dad Are Home
Slam! Slam!
Go the car doors.
Jangle! Jangle!
Go the house keys.
Jiggle! Jiggle!
Go the keys in the door.
Squeak!
Goes the front door!
Thump! Thump!
That is me running down the stairs.
Guess what?
Mom and Dad are home!!
Slam!
Jangle!
Jiggle!
Squeak!
Thump!
300
Find the alliteration in this sentence:
The freckle faced girls fawn over the frightened ferret.
freckle, faced, fawn, frightened, ferret
300
What does the idiom "kill two birds with one stone" mean?
to solve two problems with one action
300
When I ran into the wall, I think I injured it. What is being personified?
the wall
400
Find the metaphor.
The moon was as bright as the sun. Joel blinked. He couldn't sleep. He was a night owl.
He was a night owl.
400
This is the sound made when a needle is inserted into a blown up balloon
pop
400
Is the following sentence alliteration?
Nancy walks to the mall with Jackie.
no
400
What does the idiom "the grass is greener on the other side" mean?
People think they will be happier if things were different.
400
The billboard spoke to me. What is being personified?
the billboard
500
A train is a dragon that roars through the dark
He wiggles his tail as he sends up a spark
He pierces the night with his one yellow eye
And all the earth trembles as he rushes by.
Do you see a simile or a metaphor? What is it?
Metaphor: A train is a dragon
500
This is the sound made when the sound barrier is broken.
boom or ka-boom
500
Find the alliteration in the sentence:
George Washington chopped the perfect pair of apples.
perfect pair
500
What does the idiom "put your money where your mouth is" mean?
To do something rather than just talk about it
500
The doll tilted her head and looked at me. What is the doll doing to be personified?
titlting her head and looking at me