What type is it?
She was quiet as a mouse.
Simile
I haven't had pizza in forever.
Hyperbole
Under the weather
Sick
My backpack weighs a ton.
My backpack is heavy
Explain the meaning:
He was as tall as a skyscraper.
He was very tall.
It's raining cats and dogs!
Saying "yellow" when answering the phone.
Pun
They were listening/paying attention.
The classroom was a zoo.
The classroom was loud and disorganized.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
Euphemism
He was pretty ugly.
Oxymoron
Her train of thought pulled her in another direction.
Personification
She kicked the bucket.
He had a green thumb.
He was good with plants.
Name the figurative language:
She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
Euphemism
Hyperbole
A fire station catches fire.
Situational Irony
He was being lazy.
The food was calling my name.
I really wanted that food.
Name the type of figurative language:
You can tune a car, but you can't tuna fish.
Pun
I just saved his life...no big deal.
She's feeling a bit under the weather after eating that moldy sandwich she found behind the cabinet.
Euphemism
Nobody goes to Panera because it is so busy.
Panera is busy because people want to go there, but some people stopped going because it was so busy.
She let the cat out of the bag.
She told the secret.
Explain the meaning:
There's no point in beating the dead horse.
There's no point in wasting time on something impossible.