Hyperbole
I told John I could eat a horse I am so hungry. He looked worried (being the animal lover that he is) as he yelled "What?" I then told him I was joking.
I could eat a horse I am so hungry.
She was pretty, like a beauty queen.
Where is the simile in the above sentence?
like a beauty queen
She was pretty as a picture.
Where is the simile in the above sentence?
pretty as a picture
Susan sold sea shells at the Sack and Save.
What words in the sentence above make up an alliteration?
Susan, sold, sea shells, sack & save
It rained cats and dogs today, so I did not get my car washed.
rained cats and dogs
I really love shopping for clothes, but I am afraid this trip to Nordstrom will cost me $1,000,000!
trip to Nordstrom will cost me $1,000,000,000
The pig oinked and then went for a drive.
Where is the onomatopoeia in the above sentence?
oinked
Which comparison in the above sentence represents a simile?
ate like a tiger
The pigged said "Oink," and then got in my truck and drove away.
The pig - got in my truck and drove away
We really don't seem to see eye to eye about this topic.
What is the idiom in the above sentence?
see eye to eye
He was as tall as a house and skinny as a tooth pick.
tall as a house
skinny as a tooth pick
She was a giant on the basketball court.
Where is the metaphor in the above sentence?
she was a giant
When the whale jumped we wished for wisdom and safety.
What words in this sentence represent an alliteration?
when whale, we, wished & wisdom
My mom was mad and told my sister to "go jump in the ocean and swim to China."
Where is the hyperbole in this sentence?
go jump in the ocean and swim to China
The water made a swishing sound against our boat and we all got dizzy.
swishing