What's Being Compared?
Your eyes are diamonds in the sky.
eyes and diamonds
What is being personified?
The wind whistled through the trees.
wind
Kia and Chris are two peas in a pod.
get along well
What is the idiom in this script?
Sonia: I don't want to go onstage. I'm so nervous!
Jaquon: You'll be great! Now get out there and break a leg!
Sonia: Thank you. I hope I don't mess up.
break a leg
When my cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.
metaphor
Do you think love is a journey?
love and journey
What is being personified?
The car gave a sigh when all ten clowns got in.
car
I didn't get my dream car because it costs an arm and a leg.
very expensive
What does the idiom "raining cats and dogs" mean?
Look out the window! It's raining cats and dogs!
raining super hard
"Next Friday is never going to arrive," she exclaimed.
hyperbole
Her long hair was a flowing, glowing river.
hair and river
What is the human trait attributed to the nonhuman thing?
The moon played hide and seek with the gray clouds.
play
He has the memory of an elephant.
remembers things from long past
What does the idiom "cross your fingers" mean?
This is my last chance, so cross your fingers I make it.
hope for good luck
What's wrong with you? Do you have ants in your pants?
idiom
I can't stand it when my brother eats all the ice cream and is such a pig.
brother and pig
What is being personified?
I was so disappointed when the party died down because I was having a blast and didn't want to leave.
party
Only give Kylee two fries because she eats like a bird.
eats a small amount
What does the idiom "all ears" mean?
His boss stopped what he was doing, looked a concerned Marty in the eye, and said, "Ok, I'm all ears. What's going on?"
to give full attention
Friends are like the stars in the sky,
Always there even when you can't see them.
simile
The graceful geese were ice skaters as they landed upon the lake.
geese and skaters
What is being personified and what human trait is attributed to it?
The snow whispered as it drifted to the ground in the early morning hours in Chicago.
snow; whisper
Count me out. I wipe my hands clean of the entire situation.
not to be involved any longer
Explain a situation in which someone might have "cold feet" about something.
(Subjective)
The rain finally ceased and the dark day turned delighted with a burst of sunshine.
personification