Simile or Metaphor?
You were as brave as a lion
Simile
The wind howled in the night
Personification
Peter Piped Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Alliteration
I like the color blue
Literal
What figure of speech is found in the following sentence: That dog is pretty ugly.
Oxymoron
The snow is a white blanket
Metaphor
He's running faster than the wind
Hyperbole
Krispy Kreme
Alliteration
He was as happy as a kid at Christmas
Figurative (simile)
What figure of speech is found in the following sentence: The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
Simile
That man is as tall as a house
Hyperbole
Boom!
Onomatopoeia
It is raining cats and dogs outside!
Figurative (hyperbole)
What figure of speech is found in the following sentence: The knight was as brave as a lion.
Simile
He is as strong as an ox.
Simile
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name
Personification
Sheep should sleep in a shed
Alliteration
Civil War
Figurative language (oxymoron)
What figure of speech is found in the following sentence: My parents are as old as time itself.
Hyperbole
The calm lake was a mirror.
Metaphor
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning
Personification
Buzz!
Onomatopoeia
Literal
What figure of speech is found in the following sentence: I heard a loud "buzz" in my ear as the bee flew by.
Onomatopoeia