Figurative Language: Check-In

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I sat straight up in bed and stared at the offending noise. Beeep! Beeeeeeep! Beeeeep! I picked up annoying alarm clock and threw it against the wall. Crash!

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Simile

Under the watch of the full moon, the gentle waves sang me a lullaby.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile

I could not take my eyes off the ballerina that looked like a swan gracefully gliding over a smooth pond.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Imagery
• Simile

Since the sub did not show up and 19 kindergarten students were left unattended, the principal was not surprised the classroom was a zoo when she walked in.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

When I dropped my new phone in the toilet , I cried enough tears to fill an ocean.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Imagery

"I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed."

• All of the speaker's tools are dull.
• The speaker can not find the tools in the shed.
• The speaker does not feel like working right now.
• The speaker does not feel like they are very smart.

“The pictures that you sent me they're still living in my phone."

• The speaker loves looking at pictures on his phone.
• The pictures are so vibrant that they come alive and jump off the speaker's phone.
• The pictures on the speaker's phone represent memories that he does not want to erase.
• The speaker's phone contains a lot of pictures and he needs to erase some to make room for more memories.

"'Cause there's a spark in you/You just gotta ignite the light/And let it shine."

• When you set fire to things, it causes everything around to shine.
• Everyone has something special inside of them; they just need to find it.
• Sometimes you are the only one that can bring about change in others.
• It is dangerous to fall in love; it can cause pain even though it might not seem like it at first.

"I'm not the devil you think I am."

• The speaker is not a religious person.
• The speaker is tired of making bad decisions in their life.
• The speaker is not happy with they way their life has turned out.
• The speaker does not think they are as bad as they have been portrayed.