Idioms
What does it mean when I say that your are flying off the handle?
You are out of control!
What is an oxymoron?
When two words are very different
What is personification?
When you say an object is like a living thing.
What is alliteration?
When words have the same beginning sounds
What is hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
What if someone calls you a bull in a china closet?
It means you are not careful; you are wild!
Give me an example of an oxymoron.
That is one tiny giant.
Give me an example of personification.
The windows were yawning.
What is a rhyme?
when words have the same ending sounds
Give an example of hyperbole
My heard broke when my cat died.
What is it called when I the words have a different meaning in a phrase? (It starts with the letter i.)
An idiom!
What is the difference between infer and imply?
When you infer, you are listening and thinking about what it means. When you imply, you are talking about what you mean.
Give me an example of personification.
The boat moaned as we walked on board.
(same ending sounds) cat, rat, hat, mat
Give an example of hyperbole.
I died when I saw her wearing my shirt!
What does "it was a piece of cake" mean?
It was really easy!
I was working hard/running/exercising.
What is the personification: The leaves reached for the sun.
reached
Give me an example of alliteration.
Maybe mixing marshmallows and mustard made my stomach melt.
hyperbole or simile? That car is as fast as a rocket!
both!
What does it mean if someone says that you "added fuel to the fire"?
You made it worse than it was!
Make an inference: Call 911!
There is an emergency.
What is the personification: My computer hummed its monotonous tune.
hummed
Give me an example of onomatopoeia.
boo!
caw!
meow!
How many syllables are in hyperbole. (Clap it out.)
4