Simile/Metaphor
What is a simile?
A comparision using "like" or "as"
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What is personification?
Giving non-human things human characteristics.
What is an idiom?
Words that communicate (or say) something other than what they mean.
What are adages and proverbs?
Sayings that are meant to provide wisdom.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using "like" or "as" (one thing is something else)
Which is hyperbole?
1. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
2. The dog shivered in the wind.
#1 I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Add a word to personify lightning.
Lightning __________ across the sky.
Possible answers: danced, skipped
Which one is an idiom?
1. If you think you're going to win games without hustling, you're barking up the wrong tree.
2. He eats like a pig.
#1 "If you think you're going to win games without hustling, you're barking up the wrong tree."
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Which is an adage or proverb?
1. Two wrongs don't make a right.
2. Break a leg.
Answer: #1 "Two wrongs don't make a right."
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Simile or Metaphor?
The snow is a white blanket.
Metaphor
Which is hyperbole?
1. It's pouring outside.
2. It took me a million hours to make this.
#2 It took me a million hours to make this.
Personify pie in the following sentence:
Rita heard the last piece of pie _________ her name.
Possible answers: calling, screaming, yelling, whispering
Which is an idiom?
1. He is an ox.
2. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Answer: #2
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Which is an example of an adage or proverb?
1. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
2. I'm so tired I could sleep for days.
Answer: #1 "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
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Simile or Metaphor?
Cinderella's shoes were as shiny as the sun.
Simile
Give an example of hyperbole.
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What is being personified and what does it mean?
"The story jumped off the page."
Possible response: the story was interesting, exciting, etc. It felt real.
What does the idiom "On a wild goose chase" mean.
For example, someone might say, "After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase."
Answer: a wild goose chase describes pursuing something challenging or unattainable, like chasing wayward geese.
What does the following adage/proverb mean?
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Answer: when in an unfamiliar situation, you should follow the lead of those who know the ropes.
Simile or Metaphor? Also, explain the meaning.
The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
The computers at school are old and outdated (they probably don't work as well as they once did).
Give an example of hyperbole.
Answers will vary.
What is being personified and what does it mean?
"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."
1: The moon: it kept going in and out of the clouds
2: the stairs: the stairs are creaking (making noise) when someone steps on them
(if you can't think of your own idiom-tell us what the idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means).
Answers will vary
"Every cloud has a silver lining" means that good things can result from bad things.
What do the following proverbs/adages mean?
"A man is known by the company he keeps."
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth."
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
Answers: People are similar in character to their friends.
Don't look in a critical way at something that has been given to you.
People who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults.