Similes & Metaphors
In the sentence "Johnny was as strong as an ox", these two things are being compared.
What are Johnny and an ox?
Identify the onomatopoeia in the sentence below:
"There was a loud crash at the kitchen window."
What is "crash"?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
This verb is considered personification.
What is "whispered"?
Explain why the phrase "Johnny waited in line for eternity" is considered a hyperbole.
What is "because it exaggerates how long Johnny waited in line"?
An exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally
What is a hyperbole?
In the metaphor "The classroom was a zoo", the classroom was being compared to the zoo, which can be described as this.
What is crazy?
What is "pitter-patter"?
What is "alive"?
"Suzie was so tired that she could sleep all day."
In the hyperbole above, THIS is being exaggerated.
What is Suzie's tiredness?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Turn the simile below into a metaphor:
"Sally was as tall as a giraffe."
What is "Sally was a giraffe"?
What is "vivid"?
"The snowflakes danced on their way to the ground."
In the statement above, the snowflakes are doing this.
What is "falling to the ground"?
"Max's father is so rich that he's drowning in money."
The hyperbole above is describing this about Max's father.
What is "how rich he is"?
A word or words that imitate the sounds they describe
What is onomatopoeia?
Change the metaphor below into a simile:
"He was a cheetah."
What is "He was as fast as a cheetah"?
The phrase above contains this onomatopoeia.
What is "honk, honk"?
"The car shrieked to a halt in order to not hit the mailbox."
In the phrase above, the car is doing this before hitting the mailbox.
What is stopping?
"Lily's head hurts so much that it might explode."
The statement above describes this about Lily.
What is "how much her head hurts"?
What is personification?
"Miss Taylor's face was a tomato after she fell in the snow."
THIS is why the sentence is a metaphor.
What is "because the sentence doesn't contain 'like' or 'as'"?
"Zip! Johnny put on his Superman costume for the Halloween parade."
The onomatopoeia in the sentence above is this.
What is "zip"?
"Johnny's pencil twirled in his hand."
Based on the statement above, THIS is being given human-like qualities.
What is Johnny's pencil?
This noun is another name that could describe a hyperbole.
What is "exaggeration"?
A comparison that says one thing is another without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?