Is it a...Simile? Hyperbole?Metaphor?
Thank you very much; you are an angel.
What is a metaphor?
He poured his heart out in the love letter to his girlfriend. The letter was as poetic as if Shakespeare himself had written it.
What is Shakespeare - The letter written was at the same level as Shakespeare's poetry when it came to its contents (its beauty, use of language, etc.)
Feeling blue
What is being/feeling sad - Teacher's discretion on the use in a sentence.
My alarm clock was screaming for me to get up this morning
What is alarm clock to screaming - meaning the alarm clock was loud in waking the person up.
Kick the bucket
What is to die/pass away?
This room is as cold as ice.
What is a simile?
The rock was so heavy even Hercules would have a hard time moving it.
What is Hercules - One of the strongest Greek heroes would struggle moving this rock because it was so heavy.
Under the weather
What is to show someone isn't feeling well? Teacher's discretion on the use in a sentence.
The brown grass was begging for water.
What is the grass to begging - meaning the grass was extremely dead from lack of water.
Laid off
What is to be fired?
This is the worst day of my life.
The three-year-old jumped out of the tub, leaving murky, dingy water in his wake. Staring into the tub, his dad exclaimed, "Wow, it's like the Boston Tea Party in there."
What is Boston Tea Party - The bath water was as dark from the dirt as the harbor in Boston was when the protesters dropped tea into it.
Sweep it under the rug
What is to hide a problem or keep it secret instead of dealing with it - Teacher's discretion on the use in a sentence.
The story jumped off the page.
It's not you, it's me.
What is to break up?
My dad is a night owl.
What is a metaphor?
Harriet Tubman was the Moses of her time.
What is Moses - Harriet Tubman helped move the slaves in the Underground Railroad like Moses did for the slaves of Israel to get away from the Egyptians.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
What is children inherit the same traits and characteristics as their parents - Teacher's discretion on the use in a sentence.
The wind sang a lonely song to the moonlight.
What is the wind and singing a lonely song - the wind made a sad-sounding noise in the nighttime.
Economically Disadvantaged
What is to not be rich OR to be poor?
"The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars.
As daylight doth a lamp. Her eye in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night." - Romeo and Juliet
What is hyperbole?
‘When Eve walked among the animals and named them—nightingale, red-shouldered hawk, fiddler crab, fallow deer—I wonder if she ever wanted them to speak back, looked into their wide wonderful eyes and whispered, ‘Name me, name me.’” - "A Name" by Ada Limón
What is Eve - referring to the biblical belief that Eve was the first woman created by God.
"When your legs don’t work like they used to before. And I can’t sweep you off of your feet. Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?" - "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran
What is "sweep you off of your feet" meaning make you fall in love with me in a quick amount of time. Teacher's discretion on the use in a sentence.
"Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go. So make the best of this test, and don't ask why. It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time..." - "Good Riddance" by Green Day
What is either a fork being stuck OR time grabbing - meaning having to make a big decision that can't be reversed OR we can't control time (it is in control)
"Rising up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive" - "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
What is "did my time" OR "took my chances" OR "went the distance" OR "I'm back on my feet" - meaning did whatever it takes to be successful and ended up successful OR could reference being in prison with "did my time"