Definitions
A type of figure of speech that compares two different things to make a description more emphatic. Uses like and as.
What is Simile?
"She was as sly as a fox", the simile is describing...
what is a simile describing a sly girl?
"Opportunity knocked at his door" is describing...
What is a personification that describes him receiving an opportunity?
"I can eat a horse" is describing...
What is a hyperbole for being very hungry?
"I'm going to call it a night" is an idiom meaning...
What is a idiom for going to bed?
A figure of speech that shows a comparison of two different things to not be taken literally. Doesn't use like or as.
What is metaphor?
"You are my sunshine", the metaphor is describing...
What is a metaphor describing someone that makes them feel happy?
"The sky is full of dancing stars" is describing...
What is a personification that describes the stars in the sky?
"Her smile was a mile wide" is describing...
What is a hyperbole for having a big smile/ being very happy?
"I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me" is a pun for...
What is a pun for how lightning works?
When you give human attributes to a nonhuman.
What is Personification?
"She's as cold as ice", the simile is describing...
What is a simile describing a cold girl?
"The trees danced in the wind" is describing...
What is a personification that describes the trees?
"I have a million things to do" is describing...
What is a hyperbole for having a lot to do?
"Would you cut me some slack" is an idiom meaning...
What is an idiom meaning don't be so hard on me?
An exaggerated statement that isn't meant to be taken seriously.
What is Hyperbole?
"This coffee shop is a freezer!!", the metaphor is describing...
What is a metaphor describing the cold coffee shop?
"The grey clouds cried drops of rain" is describing...
What is a personification that describes the raining clouds?
"You're as skinny as a toothpick" is describing...
What is a hyperbole for being super skinny?
"I really wanted a camouflage shirt but I couldn't find one" is a pun for...
What is a pun for camouflage shirts being hidden/hard to see?
A phrase that has a meaning, yet can't be understood when just looking at individual words.
What is Idioms?
"That knife is as sharp as a razor", the simile is describing...
What is a simile describing the sharp knife?
"The gum dared her to blow a bubble" is describing...
What is a personification that describes the gum?
"The walk was a million miles long!" is describing...
What is a hyperbole for walking a long distance?
"This is a piece of cake" is an idiom meaning...
What is a idiom for meaning somethings is very easy?