Similes & metaphor
"He is as quiet as a mouse." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Simile because it uses as
"The old floorboards groaned under his weight." What word shows personification?
Groaned
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse." What is this sentence exaggerating?
How much the person is hungry
"The autumn leaves crunched under my boots as I walked." What word is the onomatopoeia?
Crunched
"Seven silly seals swam smoothly." What specific letter sound repeats to make this alliteration?
S
"I am a night owl; I always stay up late to read." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Metaphor because is says I am a night owl.
"The angry alarm clock screamed at me to wake up at 6:00 AM." Explain why this is personification.
It gives a non-human thing humans actions/emotions
"My backpack weighs a ton!" Why is this sentence a hyperbole?
He’s exaggerating the fact that his backpack is heavy. It cannot weight a ton.
"The bacon sizzled loudly in the hot frying pan." What sound word is used here?
Sizzled
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." What part of each word repeats to create this pattern?
P
"The calm lake was a giant mirror reflecting the mountains." What two things are being compared?
The lake and a mirror
"The camera lens blinked as the photographer took a picture." What object is being personified here?
The camera lens
"I've told you a million times to clean your room." What specific word makes this sentence a hyperbole?
A million
"The basketball swished right through the net." What sound does the word "swished" describe?
The basketball going perfectly in the net
"The big brown bear bit the blue balloon." How many words in this sentence start with the letter B?
6 words
"The fluffy clouds were cotton candy floating in the sky." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
It is a metaphor because. They say were cotton candy.
"The campfire fabric danced merrily in the night wind, warming our hands." What word shows personification?
Danced
"Our math teacher gave us a mountain of homework over the weekend." What object is being exaggerated using hyperbole?
The homework
"The sudden clatter of falling pans in the kitchen woke up the dog." What object made the clatter sound?
The falling pans
"Tiny Tommy turned twenty-two on Tuesday." Which word in this sentence breaks the alliteration pattern?
On
Find the hidden metaphor in this sentence: "The detective listened closely to the suspect, filtering through a sea of lies to find the truth."
Sea of lies is the metaphor because it is saying he is listening to like a sea of lies. But because there is no as or like it is a metaphor.
"As the lost hikers huddled together, the icy blizzard crept silently up the mountain." Find the word showing personification.
Crept
The line at the amusement park was miles long, and we waited for an eternity." This sentence contains two separate hyperboles. Name both of them.
Miles long & eternity
"The engine purred smoothly, but the tires screeched as the car took off." Find both examples of onomatopoeia in this sentence.
Purred & screeched
"The brave boy boldly built a big brick bench." Find the only word in this sentence that does not fit the alliteration pattern.
A does not start with B