Name it!
“She ran like the wind.” What figure of speech is this?
Simile
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
This type of writing uses words that help you see, hear, taste, smell, or feel something.
Imagery
“Silly Sam sang softly.”
Alliteration
Is this a simile or metaphor: “Her smile was as bright as the sun”?
Simile
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor
What does alliteration mean?
Repeating the same beginning sound in words close together.
This figure of speech gives human qualities to animals or objects.
Personification
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”
Idiom
What figure of speech is in the sentence: “He is a walking dictionary.”
Metaphor
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”
Hyperbole
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates a sound (like “buzz”).
This figure of speech is an extreme exaggeration.
“The bee went buzz as it flew by.”
Onomatopoeia
What figure of speech is used? “The leaves danced in the wind.”
Personification
“The sun smiled down on us.”
Personification
What is an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning is different from the words’ literal meaning.
This figure of speech compares two things by saying one is the other.
Metaphor
“The warm, gooey cookie melted in my mouth.”
Imagery
What figure of speech is used? “I told you a million times!”
Hyperbole
What figure of speech is used in the phrase “jumbo shrimp”?
Oxymoron
What is a pun?
A funny play on words.
This is when two opposite words are put together (like “small crowd”).
Oxymoron
“I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down!”
Pun
Identify the figure of speech: “The fire crackled and popped.”
Onomatopoeia