Simile or Metaphor
Is this sentence a simile or a metaphor?
Melanie was a ballerina on Broadway.
Metaphor
Melanie is being compared to a ballerina
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What does the F stand for in FANBOYS?
For
"She was as fast as a cheetah on that track" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What word goes in the blank?
He is not only smart, _____ funny!
But also
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
She was a walking dictionary.
Metaphor
She is being compared to a dictionary
The definition of a simile is...
A comparison of two things using the words LIKE or AS
Do you need this comma?
Ms. Martin drinks coffee, but Ms. Fowler prefers hot chocolate.
Yes
Personification
What word goes in the blank?
She needed to score _ many goals as possible.
As
What is being compared in the following sentence?
The new science textbook was as heavy as an elephant.
The textbook is being compared to an elephant
Giving human characteristics and qualities to nonhuman things
What does the N stand for in FANBOYS?
Nor
"She was so hungry she could eat a horse" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Is this a coordinating or correlative conjunction?
Emma likes pizza, but Tyler likes tacos.
Coordinating
What is being compared in this sentence?
The sun was like a shiny marble that glistened in the sky.
The sun is being compared to a shiny marble.
What is the definition of irony?
When the opposite of what you expect actually happens
Do you need this comma?
He likes playing hockey, and video games.
No
"The thunder boomed during the big storm last night" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Is this a coordinating or correlative conjunction?
Neither tacos nor hotdogs are classified as "sandwiches".
Correlative
Is the following a simile or a metaphor?
You are as clean as a whistle!
Simile
The definition of a metaphor is...
FANBOYS are what type of conjunctions?
Coordinating conjunctions
The main idea or overall message in a work of literature
Theme
Is this coordinating or correlative?
Either Charlie will take the bus to school, or he will walk.
Correlative