"Sally sells seashells by the seashore"
Alliteration
You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.
What is a METAPHOR?
The curtains in the window are waving hello to us.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
The comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a SIMILE?
Daily Double
The tree branches danced in the wind.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Daily Double
Daily Double
The car was as fast as a jet soaring through the sky.
What is a SIMILE?
My hair would not cooperate this morning.
What is personification?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is ALLITERATION?
You’re acting like such a Scrooge!
What is SIMILE?
I'm going to call it a night
What is a IDIOM?
Daily Double
She walked in the room like a supermodel on a catwalk.
What is a SIMILE?
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"
What is a METAPHOR?
There were a million people in line in front of me to see the new Avengers movie.
What is HYPERBOLE?
Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders.
What is a Metaphor?
The insects buzzed around the flowers.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
My parents are too strict; my house is a prison.
What is a METAPHOR?
Her hair is silk. This is an example of:
What is a METAPHOR?
The computer stared at me while a put off doing my homework.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Her heart is as pure as gold.
What is a SIMILE?
My sore feet were begging me to take a break.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Their friendship is a rollercoaster ride.
What is a METAPHOR?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song.
What is a Simile?
"BOOM" , the book dropped to the floor.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
Alliteration
What is ALLITERATION?
Words that imitate sounds
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
She splashed in the pool.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
I was so hungry, I even ate the plate.
What is HYPERBOLE?
I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark than do my homework.
What is HYPERBOLE?
An exaggerated statement for emphasis or comical expression
What is HYPERBOLE?
The shoes tap-danced in the evening sun.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
What is raining cats and dogs?
IDIOM
I will be right back, hold down the fort for me.
What is an IDIOM?
The fireworks boomed in the distance.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
She is as cool as a cucumber. This is an example of:
What is a SIMILE?
The internet is like a window to the world—you can learn about everything online!
What is a SIMILE?
My life is an open book; I have no secrets.
What is a METAPHOR?
Cool cucumber clubbed a cute cube!
What is ALLITERATION?
Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise
What is a IDIOM?
I am so hungry that I could eat a horse! This is an example of:
What is HYPERBOLE?