Similes
A simile compares two things using these two words.
What are "like" or "as"?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things by saying one is the other.
What is a metaphor?
Personification gives these to non-human things.
What are human characteristics?
This type of figurative language is a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
Hyperbole is a type of figurative language that uses this.
What is "exaggeration"?
Identify the simile: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is "as bright as the sun"?
Identify the metaphor in this sentence: The classroom was a zoo during free time.
What is "the classroom was a zoo"?
Find the personification: The wind howled through the trees.
What is "The wind howled"?
What does "Break a leg!" mean?
What is "Good luck"?
Identify the hyperbole: I’ve told you a million times!
What is "a million times"?
Finish the simile: "Busy as a ___."
What is bee?
What is bee?
Explain what this metaphor means: Time is a thief.
What is "Time takes moments away from us, just like a thief steals possessions"?
Identify the human action in "The clock stared back at me ominously."
What is staring?
Identify the idiom: She spilled the beans about the surprise party.
What is "spilled the beans"?
Explain the hyperbole in this sentence: My backpack weighs a ton!
What is "The backpack does not actually weigh a ton, but it feels very heavy"?
Find the meaning behind this simile: "She was as cool as a cucumber in that stressful situation."
What is remaining calm?
If someone says "The world is your oyster," they mean this.
What is you have many opportunities?
Explain the personification in this sentence: The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
What is "The alarm clock is given the human action of 'screaming,' making it seem loud and urgent"?
Explain the meaning of "The ball is in your court.
What is "It’s your turn to make a decision"?
Create a hyperbole about being hungry.
What is "I could eat a horse"?
Why might an author choose a simile instead of a metaphor?
What is "A simile makes the comparison clearer by using 'like' or 'as,' making it easier to understand"?
Explain the metaphor in "Her voice was music to his ears."
What is her voice was pleasant or soothing?
Why do authors use personification in writing?
What is "To make descriptions more vivid and engaging by giving life to objects or ideas"?
Name an idiom.
What is "The ball is in your court." ?
Why might a writer use hyperbole in a story?
What is "To create humor, emphasize a point, or make something more dramatic"?