Figurative Language
The world is my oyster.
Metaphor
Is being "as cool as a cucumber" a good quality to have in a friend?
Yes, "cool as a cucumber" means that person is very calm.
1- a business organization
2- the state or condition of being with another person
company
What goes up and down stairs without moving?
Carpet
French
Spanish
English
German
Languages
I've told you a million times to clean your room.
Hyperbole
When someone says you need to "fill in the blanks" are they talking about your science test or do they want more information?
"fill in the blanks" means to provide more information.
1- equipment that is used for fishing
2- forcing another player or person to the ground
tackle
They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen.
Stars
slowly
sadly
quickly
Adverbs
They fought like cats and dogs.
Simile
If you are taking a test and "draw a blank", will you be calm or nervous?
Probably nervous- "draw a blank" means that you cannot remember the answer.
1- a long written story usually about imaginary characters
2- new and different from what has been known before
novel
What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
A coat of paint.
Grand Canyon National Park
Statue of Liberty
Yosemite National Park
Golden Gate Bridge
Famous National Landmarks
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
Personification
If someone says that is a "different kettle of fish" are you shopping for fish for your aquarium or talking about 2 completely different things.
2 completely different things.
1- the correct answer to a problem
2- a liquid in which something is dissolved
3- something that is used or done to end a problem
solution
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don't want to use it?
An anchor
The Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade Range
Blue Ridge Mountains
Mountain Ranges in the USA.
I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet.
Hyperbole
At graduation, Grandpa told Dean that "the world is his oyster." What did he mean?
You can achieve whatever/ go wherever you want.
1- an opening in the deck of a ship, airplane or building
2- to be born by coming out of an egg.
3-to create or produce (an idea or a plan) usually in a secret way.
hatch
What do you fill with empty hands?
Gloves
Orion
The Big Dipper
Gemini "The Twins"
Constellations