Simile or Metaphor
The night sky was as black as coal.
What is simile?
I walked down a long road.
What is literal?
The wind spoke my name.
What is a personification?
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
What is I am very hungry, I could eat a lot of food.
A non-literal way to compare two ideas WITHOUT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
You are a blind bat.
What is metaphor?
It was cold outside.
What is literal?
The autumn leaves was a cozy blanket covering the ground.
What is a metaphor and imagery?
Hold your horses!
What is wait a minute?
Use of vivid words and description to paint a picture for the reader.
What is imagery?
The day tasted sweet like my mama's peach cobbler.
What is simile?
The chill froze me to the bones.
What is figurative?
My sister runs as fast as a cheetah during track practice.
What is a simile?
What is it's time for me to go to bed?
Giving a nonhuman object human characteristics.
What is personification?
Her heart is gold.
What is metaphor?
I was happy when I saw my report card.
What is literal?
You are as cute as a button!
What is a simile?
The wind smacked me down.
What is the wind was blowing very hard?
Comparing two ideas using the words like or as.
What is simile?
The classroom was a zoo today, papers were everywhere and the students were loud.
What is metaphor?
I melted in the sun while lying on the beach.
What is figurative?
It was raining cats and dogs last night!
What is an idiom?
I woke this morning to the conversation of the birds outside of my window.
What is the birds were chirping outside of my window?
A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.
What is idiom?