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What is a comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as?
What is a simile?
What type of figurative language is shown in the following example and explain it.
"Cathy and Christy cried as the crazy cat crawled all over the carrot cake."
What is alliteration? the sound stressed is c.
Tell what 2 things are being compared and how they are alike.
Today’s history exam was a total nightmare.
What is exam and nightmare are being compared because both are scary.
Explain the idiom and tell what it means.
She can hear a pin drop a mile away.
What is it is really quiet so you can hear well.
Identify the non - human being and what human quality it is being given.
A soft breeze tickled her cheek.
What is a breeze is being able to tickle someone.
What is an extreme exaggeration to make a point?
What is hyperbole?
Identify the type of figurative language is shown in the following example and what is the sound word?
Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach.
What is onomatopoeia and the word is belch.
Tell what 2 things are being compared and how they are alike.
To the toddler, the jungle gym was Mt. Everest.
What is the jungle gym and Mt. Everest because to the child both are really high.
Explain the idiom and tell what it means.
I’ve been so busy that I don’t remember what daylight looks like.
What is it means he is working from sun up to sun down.
Identify the non - human being and what human quality it is being given.
That hot fudge sundae is really calling my name.
What is hot fudge is being able to talk.
What is the repetition of the same beginning sound?
What is alliteration?
What type of figurative language is shown and explain it.
It’s so hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
What is hyperbole. Its extremely hot!
Tell what 2 things are being compared and how they are alike.
The science fair winner is a real Einstein.
What is the winner and Einstein because both are really smart.
Explain the idiom and tell what it means.
Our kitchen renovation cost an arm and a leg.
What is the renovation costs a lot of money.
Identify the non - human being and what human quality it is being given.
Hungry waves ate away at the shoreline.
What is a wave and it being able to eat.
What is a comparison of 2 unlike things not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Identify the type of figurative language is shown in the following example and explain it.
“Food?” Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.
What is a simile, Chris and toaster strudel are being compared because they both pop up.
Tell what 2 things are being compared and how they are alike.
After two hours in the sun, Billy was a lobster.
What is Billy and lobster because both are red, Billy from a sunburn.
Explain the idiom and tell what it means.
The toddler is a bull in a china shop.
What is it means the the toddler is very destructive, making a mess.
Identify the non - human being and what human quality it is being given.
The autumn wind played tag with the fallen leaves,
chasing them down the deserted sidewalk.
What is the wind and the leaves are being given the ability to play tag.
What is giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects?
What is personification?
Identify the type of figurative language is shown in the following example and explain it.
"The goalie was a brick wall."
What is a metaphor, goalie and brick wall are being compared. Both stop things.
Tell what 2 things are being compared and how they are alike.
Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship.
What is Grandpa and the battleship because both are old and warn and both are found in water.
Explain the idiom and tell what it means.
You’re as ageless as the redwood trees in California.
What is you always look the same, no matter how old you are.
Identify the non - human being and what human quality it is being given.
Despite several requests from my stuffed stomach, my mouth didn’t stop eating.
What is the stomach was able to request or ask the mouth to stop eating.