Metaphor
What is being compared in this metaphor:
“Everyone in the world is a flower… Together, they make a bouquet.”
People and flowers or people and a bouquet
What is being compared in this simile:
“While Mama, like a magician, turns Mrs. Koo’s dark hair the color of sunset”
What makes this a personification:
“names that whisper promises”
bottles can't actually whisper like people.
What is a synonym for emotions?
Feelings
What does the idiom “First things first” mean?
Do the most important thing before anything else.
What is being compared in this metaphor:
“She is the prettiest flower in the World.”
Mama and a flower
What is being compared in this simile:
“tiny lights that wink like eyes”
lights and eyes
What makes this a personification?
“portraits dance along the walls”
Portraits can't dance like people can.
What is an antonym for whirls?
stops, rests, stands, still
What does the idiom "Hold your breath" mean?
To wait for something.
What is being compared in this metaphor:
“The world stretches before them”
The world and something that stretches
What is being compared in this simile:
“fluffy and high as a great, grey cloud”
hair and clouds
What does the author mean when they use the following personification?
“portraits dance along the walls”
That pictures lined the walls in a way that makes them look like they are dancing in the light.
What is a synonym for sparkles?
glitters, shines, twinkles
Why does the author use the idiomatic phrase: “her eyes look at something far away”
To show that Mama was thinking of something from the past or something emotional.
What does author mean when they use this metaphor:
“Everyone in the world is a flower… Together, they make a bouquet."
Everyone is unique, but together they create something beautiful.
What does the author mean when they say:
“While Mama, like a magician, turns Mrs. Koo’s dark hair the color of sunset”
That Mama is so good at what she does it is like she can do magic.
What does the mean when they use the following personification:
“names that whisper promises”
The products seem magical and have the ability to talk about promises.
Explain what a synonym is and give an example.
Different words that mean the same thing.
Potential Example: Sparkles and twinkles
What does the idiom "raining cats and dogs mean?"
What does the author mean when they use this metaphor:
“She is the prettiest flower in the World.”
That Mama is the prettiest person, or even thing, in the world.
This simile can also be another type of figurative language, what other type of figurative language is it?
“tiny lights that wink like eyes”
Personification
The following personification can also be another type of figurative language, what type of figurative language is it?
“the world…twinkling with store and street and starlight”
A metaphor
Explain what an antonym is and give an example.
Different words that mean the opposite of each other.
Potential Example: Sparkles and Dull
What does the idiomatic phrase "silver lining" mean?
That there is a good side to everything.