Type
What type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?
Simile
What is the meaning of the following metaphor? My friend had a heart of gold.
what is a good person.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
He’s as busy as a bee.
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.
A. My father always says, "Laugher is the best medicine."
What type of figurative language is this, and what does it mean?
Boom! The door slammed shut.
onoamniapia- the door slammed and made a loud noise.
Which type of figurative language contains words that are not meant to be taking literally?
Idioms
What does this mean :Her mind was a racing car?
she cant stop thinking about stuff.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
The leaves waved at me.
presonification
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.
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 was calling my name a mile away at the bakery.
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
What does this mean: I was glued to my seat.
What is this called and what does it mean?
its a metaphor and it means shes very into what's happening.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
I'm so hungry I can eat a house!
hyperbole
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.
How many figurative languages are in The wind whispered and the trees danced?
2- presonification and metaphor.
Which type of figurative language uses words to represent sound?
Onomatopoeia
What does this mean: He spilled the beans.
(What actually happened.)
he spilled someone's secret/drama
The snow was a blanket on the ground.
What’s being compared? and what type is it.
the snow and the blanket are being compared and its a 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 alliteration.
Larrys lazy lizard lounged in the leafy lawn licking lemon sickles.
Which type of figurative language has repetition of a beginning sound within the same line in a poem or sentence?
Alliteration
What figurative language is shown: “Her smile was sunshine on a cloudy day”?
its a simile!
Time flew by during lunch. What does this really mean and what type is it.
its a personification and it means that it means that it felt shorter than normal
Which sentence is an example of alliteration?
a. Monkeys make major messes.
b. Pete the penguin likes pizza and pickles.
c. Sam sipped a strawberry slushie.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
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. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a monkey.
c. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a monkey