Figurative Language #1
It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
It's 1,000 degrees in here.
Hyperbole
Life is a rollercoaster.
Metaphor
I wish my cat were more of a couch potato.
Metaphor
The Beast in Beauty and the Beast
Dynamic
The sun is like a lightbulb.
Simile
The wind whispered in my ear.
Personification
The airplane soared like an eagle.
Simile
I recognized some of the faces right off. There was Martin Luther King, Jr. And there was a man with glasses on and his mouth open like he was laying down a heavy rap. Daddy came up alongside and reminded us that he was Minister Malcolm X.
Abu in Aladdin
I could eat a whole horse.
Hyperbole
My dog asked me for his dinner.
Personification
(Two types!)
Simile and Idiom
I told you that a million times.
Hyperbole
Scar in The Lion King
Static
The bush scraped me as I was mowing the lawn.
Personification
The homework is tougher than climbing Mount Everest.
Metaphor
You're being a real Grinch today.
Allusion
The story just jumped off the page.
Personification
Ham in Toy Story
Static
I am a whirlwind today.
Metaphor
If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin.
(Two types!)
Metaphor and Allusion
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are my kryptonite.
(Two types!)
Allusion and Metaphor
I wish I had a good head on my shoulders.
Idiom
Buzz Lightyear
Dynamic