Definitions
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The stars danced in the night.
What is personification?
"Prior planning prevents poor performance."
What is alliteration?
Barking up the wrong ________.
What is "tree"?
You are as strong as an ox.
What is you are very strong?
This type of figurative language is a when the word imitates the sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
Ms. Carden has a million things to do.
What is hyperbole?
I walked so far it took a whole lifetime!
What is hyperbole?
The _________ in the room.
What is an "elephant"?
Don’t cry over spilled milk
What is there’s no reason to complain about something that can’t be fixed?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
awfully good, clearly confused
What is oxymoron?
"The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
Don’t count your ________ before they ________.
What is "chickens" and "hatch"?
You are on thin ice
What is if you make another mistake, there will be trouble?
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Bless your heart.
What is an idiom?
The bee buzzed around my head.
What is onomatopoeia?
Hit the _______ on the________.
WHat is "nail" and "head"?
Birds of a feather flock together
What is people who are alike are often friends?
This type of figurative language uses two apparently contradictory terms together.
What is an oxymoron?
He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
"Costs an arm and a leg."
What is an idiom?
What is "blue moon?"
Don’t give up your day job
What is you’re not very good at what you are doing?