Figurative
Language
Language
What compares two things using the word "like" or "as?
Simile
I am very tall, thin and love money. Who am I?
Aunt Spiker
The teammates were ______________________around on the field.
jostling
What is a synonym for colossal?
huge
What is personification?
Personification is giving nonhuman things human characteristics.
I am short and fat. I love to eat food. I love to find ways to make money.
Aunt Sponge
The church was completely _______________. There wasn't one person sitting in the church.
desolate
What is a synonym for crafty?
sly, sneaky
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggeration.
I went to live with my aunts at a young age and feel miserable every day. Who am I?
James
The rabbit ________________ a hole in the yard looking for food.
burrowed
What is an antonym for ambled?
rushed
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a group of words or a phrase that represent both a literal meaning and an understood meaning.
I love to sing and make music. Who am I?
I am the Old Green Grasshopper.
The ____________woman was running around the yard in an absolute panic.
frantic
jeered
What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when an author uses sound words to describe something in a story.
I am very kind and love to be helpful to others. I like to take care of others and spin my web. Who am I?
The substitute was having trouble controlling the ________________ in the classroom. It was total chaos.
pandemonium
What is an antonym for vast?
small, tiny