Simile or Metaphor?
His eyes are like two sapphires.
What is a simile
River
You run into Mr. Winkelman at the grocery store
What is a coincidence
Clean as a whistle
Simile
The protagonist
Ponyboy
Strong as an ox
What is a simile
Thunder
A bird poops on your little brother
What is a coincidence (and hilarious!)
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
The soc who is working as a spy for the greasers
Cherry
His temper is a short fuse
What is a metaphor
Wind
A marriage counselor getting a divorce
What is irony
The stars winked in the night sky
Personification
Ponyboy's oldest brother
English and Social Studies are branches of the same tree
What is a metaphor
Justice
Rain on your wedding day
A coincidence
The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside
Personification
The Soc who beats up Johnny and then is later killed by Johnny
Bob
Chaos is a ladder
What is a metaphor
Pie
A police station getting robbed
Irony
Life is a rollercoaster
Metaphor
The Greasers we've met so far (there are 7)