Simile or Metaphor?
Which is Which?
Idioms
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Miscellaneous
100
Her hair fell down her back like a waterfall.
What is a simile?
100
My dad can throw a football all the way to the stars. Idiom / Simile / Metaphor / Hyperbole / Personification?
Hyperbole
100
That is just the way the cookie crumbles.
That's just the way it is.
100
The traffic crawled along the congested highway. a. Personification b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor e. Idiom
a. Personification
100
Explain what this means: Her voice is as musical as a flute.
She was a great singer.
200
She is as quiet as a mouse.
What is a simile?
200
The earth growled under our feet. Idiom / Simile / Metaphor / Hyperbole / Personification?
Personification
200
I need all eyes on me.
Please pay attention to me.
200
I had a big breakfast, but by lunchtime I was starving! a. Personification b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor e. Idiom
c. Hyperbole
200
Explain what this means: I sang my heart out.
I sang my best.
300
Carlos was a tornado when he was getting ready for his baseball game.
What is a metaphor?
300
Amy's perfume smelled like a fresh spring day. Idiom / Simile / Metaphor / Hyperbole / Personification?
Simile
300
He had butterflies in his stomach as he got ready to sing.
He was nervous.
300
After I ate the bad seafood, my stomach complained and moaned all day. a. Personification b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor e. Idiom
a. Personification
300
Explain what this means: I drank like a fish after I won the race.
I was so thirsty.
400
The car in traffic was like a turtle meandering home.
What is a simile?
400
Winning that race was a real piece of cake. Idiom / Simile / Metaphor / Hyperbole / Personification?
Idiom
400
You took the words right out of my mouth.
That's what I was going to say.
400
He is as skinny as a toothpick. a. Personification b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor e. Idiom
b. Simile
400
Explain what this means: It made my skin crawl.
It made me uncomfortable or it was creepy.
500
When it comes to spelling words, Rebecca is a dictionary.
What is a metaphor?
500
It was raining cats and dogs the other day! Idiom / Simile / Metaphor / Hyperbole / Personification?
Idiom
500
I had to pay through the nose..
That was really expensive
500
If the shoe fits, wear it. a. Personification b. Simile c. Hyperbole d. Metaphor e. Idiom
e. Idiom
500
Explain what this means: Ty's mom wouldn't take him to the antique store. She said he was like a bull in a china shop.
He was clumsy or careless.
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