Type
Dylan B: What type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?
Simile
Dylan B:What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
This cupcake is a smells like a dump
The cupcake smells bad
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
The boy was as skinny as a toothpick.
Simile
What sentence has an example of a metaphor?
a. My father always says, "Laughter is the best medicine."
b. The rollercoaster went up and down like an elevator!
c. My brother sometimes dresses like a clown to scare me.
What type of figurative language is this, and what does it mean?
The truck was as big as a Blue Whale
Simile-The truck was large
Dylan Betances:Which type of figurative language is this
"I am underwater but I am breathing fine"
Oxymoron
What is being compared in the following?
Timothy was like a kid in a candy store!
Timothy and a kid in a candy store.
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
It is like herding cats when we line up from recess.
Simile -this implies that middle schoolers are hard to physically manage or command what to do. Like cats the kids will do whatever they want!
Which sentence is an example of a simile?
a. I really like to go swimming at the lake in the summer.
b. I started to feel nauseous as I waited for my turn to speak.
c. After I hurt my ankle, I moved as slow as a turtle.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below? Explain what the author is trying to show.
The donut called me from the kitchen so I had to go and get it!
Personification and that the need to eat the donut was so strong, it was like someone was forcing him to do it.
Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-living things?
Personification
I put up with my cousin's bad behavior, but when he got caught stealing, the was the last straw for me. From now on, I would pretend to be busy when he asks to hang out.
What is this called and what does it mean?
Idiom and it means he has had enough!!!
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul.
Alliteration
Which sentence is an example of onomatopoeia?
a. Leon the largest lion was laughing loudly.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock aggravating me all night long.
c. When we heard the whistle we made sure to freeze.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock aggravating me all night long.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
It is raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
What type(s) of figurative language is used in the sentence, can be multiple answers
When Bolanos went "Aughhhhh" after he bit into the apple, he sounded like an elephant
Onomatopoeia and simile
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Life is one big rollercoaster ride!
Life has ups and downs.
What type of figurative language is used below?
I can't do the mountain of homework I have.
What two types of figurative language could this be?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Which sentence is an example of personification?
a. My brother bob loves to bake brownies for my birthday?
b. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium?
c. Jenny bought a snack with the dollar burning in her pocket?
b. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium?
Give me a sentence using an alliteration, simile, and an idiom all in the same sentence
answers vary - teacher discretion.
Which type of figurative language is this
"I am Living but I'm not alive"
Oxymoron
What is the meaning of the following idiom?
We had a substitute teacher today due to our teacher feeling under the weather.
The cat was as soft as silk.
What two types of figurative language is this?
simile and alliteration
What is an example of an idiom
A) Rip of the band-aid
B) Break the Ice
C) The Ball is your Court
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?
a. My big brother can be such a couch potato.
b. The water balloon went splat as it hit the ground.
c. The line at the coffee shop stretched on longer than I expected, it could go on for weeks
c. The line at the coffee shop stretched on longer than I expected, it could go on for weeks