Onomato or what?
I whooshed down the slide and landed with a splash!
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
There were a million people.
Not a hyperbole
"One winter it was so cold all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue." from Babe the Blue Ox
What is an example of a hyperbole?
In this figure of speech two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as.
What is a simile?
Break a leg.
What is an idiom that means good luck?
Scratch, scritch went Mr. McGregor's hoe in the garden.
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
A million people crammed into the phone booth at once.
Yes, this is a hyperbole.
"So the shortest day came, and the year died.."
from The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper
What is an example of a metaphor?
In this figure of speech a word, idea or thing is used in place of another to suggest a likeness.
What is a metaphor?
You are barking up the wrong tree.
What is an idiom that means someone is looking in the wrong place for answers?
My father snores like a train.
What is a simile?
My grandmother is so old.
Not a hyperbole
"The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning." from Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
What is an example of a metaphor?
A repetition of the same sound at the start of several succeeding words.
What is an alliteration?
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
What is an idiom that means you should not expect good results.
A better butter makes a better batter.
What is an alliteration?
My grandmother is as old as the Himalayas.
Yes, this is a hyperbole.
He is as cunning as a fox.
What is an example of a simile?
A figure of speech in which a thing, quality or idea is represented as a person or given human characteristics.
What is personification?
Take it with a grain of salt.
What is an idiom that means to not take bad news too seriously.
Phoebe found four freckles on her finger.
What is an example of alliteration?
Their friendship was deeper than the sea.
Yes, this is an example of hyperbole.
The flood raged through the valley, ripping down trees and raking homes from their foundations.
What is an example of personification?
The formation of words in imitation of natural sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
Read between the lines.
What is an idiom that means to look for more clues in a situation?