Definition of
Simile
A comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"
The old man was a tree
An old man is being compared to a tree (half credit if this answer is reversed)
Headcount
Figurative: meaning, a counting the number of students who are present
Simile
(A correct example of a simile)
Metaphor
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using "like" or "as"
"Juliet is the sun"
Juliet to the sun
The sky is a cloudless blue
Literal
Metaphor
(A correct example of metpahor)
Hyperbole
An exaggeration used for for emphasis, and not meant to be taken literally.
Your explanation is as clear as mud
More rain fell in one night than had fallen in the month since the drought began.
Literal(but possibly figurative language–––if so, what kind?)
Hyperbole
(A correct example of hyperbole)
A concrete object that stands for/represents an abstract concept.
Time is money
Time to money(What does this mean?)
That nephew of his grows like a weed
Figurative: Meaning, he grows quickly, as fast as weeds tend to grow
Personification
(A correct example of personification)
Synecdoche
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole.
The alarm clock screeched at me to wake up
The sound of the alarm clock to a human screech
He is a basketball prodigy
Literal
Synecdoche
(A correct example of synecdoche.)