What's your type?
"Her hair was black like a raven."
What is SIMILE?
"Yeah my heart is like a package with a fragile label on it..."
Cardi B
What is SIMILE?
"This coffee shop is an icebox!"
What is "This coffee shop is really cold!"?
"I put on my tired old blue jeans."
Personified Object: What is blue jeans?
Human Quality: What is tired?
"I've always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. First are better because they are beginnings."
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
What is METAPHOR?
"He crept into the room as quiet as a mouse."
What is METAPHOR?
"The DNA in my blood is telling me that it's you who I've been looking for."
-BTS
What is PERSONIFICATION?
"His head was spinning with all of this new information."
"The spring flowers danced in the wind."
Personified Object: What are spring flowers?
Human Quality: What is danced?
"He's got a smile that could break your heart."
The Westing Game
What is IDIOM or METAPHOR?
What is HYPERBOLE?
"Third floor on the West Side, me and you. Handsome, you're a mansion with a view."
-Taylor Swift
What is METAPHOR?
"You could've knocked me over with a feather."
What is "You surprised me so much"?
"At night, the forest holds many secrets."
Personified Object: What is the forest?
Human Quality: What is secretive?
"A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes."
The Hunger Games
What is PERSONIFICATION?
"What he said filled me with hope that danced inside my heart."
What is PERSONIFICATION?
"I used to bite my tongue and hold my breathe, scared to rock the boat and make a mess."
-Katy Perry
What is IDIOM?
"The world is my oyster."
What is "The world is rich with many opportunities for me"?
Personified Object: What is drum?
Human Quality: What is frantic?
"My head is tight like my brain overloaded, I'm guessing emotional hangovers are a lot like actual hangovers."
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
What is SIMILE or HYPERBOLE?
"Don't go stealing the birthday's girl's thunder by wearing a flashy outfit!"
What is an IDIOM?
"Half of my heart is in Havana..."
-Camila Cabello
What is IDIOM & HYPERBOLE?
"Let's call it a day."
What is "Let's stop working on this for today"?
"The engine coughed before it died completely."
Personified Object: What is the engine?
Human Quality: What is old, dysfunctional?
"Snape shot a look of pure venom at Harry and Ron as he allowed himself to be swept out of his office, leaving them alone with Professor McGonagall, who was still eyeing them like a wrathful eagle."
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
What is HYPERBOLE and SIMILE?