Idioms
What does the idiom mean?
it's raining cats and dogs outside
it is raining really hard
What does this example of personification mean?
My alarm screamed at me to get up.
The alarm clock rang loudly
What does this metaphor mean?
The girl's eyes were an ocean on a stormy day.
Her eyes were blue/green/gray
What is an idiom?
An expression that is not to be taken literally.
What type of figurative language is this?
it's raining cats and dogs
Idiom
What does this idiom mean?
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed
I am grumpy or in a bad mood
What does this example of personification mean?
The trees' leaves were waving to the storm.
The wind was blowing the trees' leaves
What does this metaphor mean?
The student was a cheetah during the races today.
She student ran fast.
What is personification?
When you give nonliving objects a living trait
What type of figurative language is this?
They were angels at the assembly.
metaphor
What does this idiom mean?
That turned out to be a blessing in disguise
Something bad turned out to be good
What does this example of personification mean?
I watched the sun dance across the sky.
The sun was setting/rising and moving across the sky.
What does this metaphor mean?
The car's seats were like lava.
The seats were hot.
What is a metaphor?
When you compare two things without using like or as
What type of figurative language is this?
The clouds danced across the sky.
personification
What type of figurative language is this?
The class was a zoo!
metaphor
What type of figurative language is this?
The car's seats were lava.
metaphor