Explain the Hyperbole
This box weighs a ton
The box is really heavy
He is as _________ as a giraffe
Tall
Big is to small as white is to __________
Black
It's raining cats and dogs
It's pouring
The water gurgled as it flowed through the brook.
Onomatopoeia
I could eat a horse
I am really hungry
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as _____
snow
Turtle is to shell, as person is to _________
Clothes or House
Going the extra mile
Doing more than you need to do
Don't get all steamed up!
Metaphor
I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets
It was freezing
This beam is as ___________ as a feather
Light
Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog; if you explain a joke you
Ruin it or Kill it
Curiosity killed the cat
Asking too many questions can get you into trouble
What she did set off a domino effect
Metaphor
He is my guardian angel
He always makes sure that I have what I need
As busy as a ______
Bee
Just as a Sword is the Weapon of a Warrior, a Pen is the Weapon of a _________
Writer
Don't beat around the bush
Don't avoid the issue
The dish dropped to the floor with a clatter.
Onomatopeia
When I was young, I had to walk 15 miles to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow
Life was hard when I was a kid
Finish this famous simile: That gymnast is as _____ as a fiddle.
Fit
Problem is to impossible as speed bump is too _________
Road Block
He wears his heart on his sleeve
He tells his feelings to everybody
The melting snow dripped from the trees
Neither