Define
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally by the reader
In the following sentence, name the device used. While painting, Janet chose to use the color baby blue.
Alliteration
What is the common metaphor to describe someone who is motivated by cash and sticks to a schedule
Time is money
This simile uses an animal to describe someone as productive or busy.
busy as a beaver
This onomatopoeia could describe time passing.
Tick Tock
Onomatopeia
A word (or group of words) that represents a sound and actually resembles or imitates the sound it stands for
In the following sentence, name the device used. The movie was a million times better than the book.
hyperbole
This metaphor can be used to describe the ups and downs of daily living, like a ride at an amusement park.
Life is a roller coaster
Silent, grave
Literary device: simile.
Achoooo!
Alliteration
A series of words or phrases that all (or almost all) start with the same sound
In the following sentence, name the device used. I woke up suddenly to my alarm clock screaming.
Personification.
If the classroom was loud and messy, this metaphor might be used to compare it to a place where animals are kept
The classroom was a zoo
Using a simile, write a sentence using the words "speeding bullet."
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This onomatopoeia might be used when you crack a Carbonated drink
fizzed
Personification
When a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or element is described as having human-like qualities or characteristics
In the following sentence, name the device used. I was writing as fast as I could. However, my hand began to cramp and was begging me to stop.
Personification
In this Rascal Flats song, he describes life with a metaphor and then claims it's something he wants to drive on all night long.
Life is a highway
In the Iyaz song, what simile is used to describe the woman he can't stop thinking about? The following line is "that I cant keep out, she got me singing like" for double points, name another simile in the song.
shorty like a melody in my head
bonus - it's like my iPod is stuck on replay
This onomatopoeia might be used to describe the sound a lion makes.
Roared or roar
Metaphor
When ideas, actions, or objects are described in non-literal terms without the use of like or as.
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Create a metaphor to describe an extremely hungry person.
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Write a simile to show someone is freezing cold (use “like” or “as”).
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Crackle or crackling