Simile & Metaphor
Her words were daggers. Her words are being compared to these objects.
daggers
Identify the oxymoron:
The situation was a minor crisis.
minor crisis
"Fierce flames flickered as the fire grew." What sound is repeated?
F
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" exaggerates this feeling.
Hunger
If someone says "bite you tongue," what are they telling you to do?
Stop speaking
The rumor spread like wildfire suggests the rumor spread in this way.
Very quickly/fast
After reading the directions, she felt clearly confused about what to do next.
clearly confused
The word Clang most closely imitates the sound of this type of material striking something.
Metal
"I've been waiting forever" exaggerates this amount of time
a very long time
"Burning the midnight oil" means staying up late to do what?
work or study
The classroom became a pressure cooker before finals. This phrase suggest the room felt full of what?
stress, tension
Everyone knew about the open secret before it was officially annoucned.
open secret
heavy/hard
When someone claims, "There were a million people in the hallway," the hyperbole suggests that the hallway felt like what?
extremely crowded
If you "walk on eggshells," how are you acting?
careful, cautious
He stood firm like a statue compares what to a statue?
his stillness
The museum displayed what was the original copy of the document.
original copy
Rustle is a sound most often associated with these objects moving.
leaves or paper
"My brain is going to explode after that test," uses exaggeration to show this mental state.
stress, overload, feeling overwhelmed
"Throw in the towel" means to what?
give up/quit
His excuse was as thin as paper suggests the excuse lacked what?
believability or strength/ it wasn't a good excuse
The gaming system creates a virtual reality experience that feels incredibly lifelike.
virtual reality
Alliteration is the use of repeated sound of a _________ letter. Fill in the blank
consonant
"She carried the weight of the word on her shoulders" exaggerates the level of this emotional experience.
responsibility, stress, feeling a burden
If someone says, "the ball is in your court," they mean it is now your turn to do this.
take action or make a decision