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Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Mixed
Mixed
100
She is as blind as a bat means
Someone doesn’t see very well
100
My brother is a night owl means
He likes to stay up late at night
100
My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it. What is being personified? What does it mean?
the computer is being personified it means that when they try to work with the computer it messes up a lot
100

It’s raining cats and dogs is a ….. which means…..

an idiom that means it is raining a lot

100

'Once by the Pacific' by Robert Frost The shattered water made a misty din. Great waves looked over others coming in. The figurative language in line 2 of this poem...

What is makes the waves seem human

200
Tammy eats like a bird.
Tammy doesn’t eat very much
200
The classroom was a zoo means. What is is being compared.
It means the students were acting wild and the students are being compared to zoo animals.
200
I could hear Hawaii calling my name. What is being personified? What does it mean
Hawaii is being personified It means they want to go to Hawaii
200

What is the meaning of the following idiom,"on pins and needles?"

Feel Nervous

200

The over-cooked hot dogs were sticks of coal. The metaphor in this sentence means 

What is The hot dogs were burnt.

300

Tim is as strong as an ox means

Tim has great strength or very strong.

300

John’s suggestion was just a Band-Aid means...

That John’s suggestion will not totally fix the problem.

300
The tsunami raced towards the coastline. What is being personified? What does it mean?
The tsunami means the tsunami is traveling very quickly toward the coast
300

Bob bakes dark brown brownies. This is an example of:

What is alliteration

300
Symbols referring to death or endings might include: A. gravestones, skulls, and the grim reaper B. flowers, bees, and honey C. lemons, nuts, and spices D. birds, insects, and frogs
What is A.
400
Tonya turned as red as a beet when she saw what she had done. What does this mean?
Tonya was embarrassed
400

The teenager’s stomach was a bottomless pit means….

The teenager could eat a lot or wanted to eat all the time.

400

At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock sprang to life. What is being personified What does it mean

the alarm clock The alarm clock began to ring

400

"I have eaten the sweet, ripe, plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast." This is an example of what type of imagery?

taste

400
Which of these might be an example of symbolism in a story? A. a girl eating ice cream B. a tree representing new life C. a box being opened at Christmas D. trees whispering in the wind
What is B
500

My dad stayed as cool as a cucumber during the terrible storm means

My dad stayed very calm

500

The park was a lake after the storm means

The park was flooded because there was so much rain.

500
When the DVD went on sale, it flew off the shelves. What is being personified What does it mean
The DVD is being personified. It means when it went on sale it sold very fast.
500

Jeff's socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday's P.E. class, filled the classroom with an aroma akin to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish." This is an example of what type of imagery?

What is smell

500
Which type of literary device is used to create sound words in the sentence- The wind whistled, howled, whirled the snow about the forest. A. simile B. personification C. metaphor D. onomatopoeia
What is Onomatopoeia or D