English Examples

What is an example of Alliteration

• The pig squealed when it saw the dog coming.
• The rain came down in full cold buckets
• Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries Saturday.
• The student was as quiet as a mouse.

What is an example of Onomatopoeia

• She read the book at a snail’s pace
• Click the button to take the picture
• The chair stood up straight and tall
• The test was a piece of cake

What is an example of a Metaphor

• The rain came down in full cold buckets
• I ate five-thousand pancakes for breakfast
• She was as smart as an owl
• The early bird gets the worm

What is an example of a Simile

• Samantha saw seven silly soldiers selling strawberries Saturday
• The pig squealed when it saw the dog coming
• The test was along never-ending marathon
• My back pack was like a bag of bricks.

What is an example of Hyperbole

• The chair stood up straight and tall
• The bag of gifts weighs a ton
• Don’t take the fall for your friend
• Betsy bought bigger bottoms for baby Billy

What is an example of
Personification

• Don’t take the fall for your friend
• The strawberry was a fresh summer day
• The tree leaves danced in the wind
• My backpack was like a bag of bricks

What is an example of a
Idiom

• The car jumped to the finish line.
• A taste of your own medicine
• The test was a long never-ending marathon
• Maria made millions of marshmallow muffins for many mellow messengers