The lightning danced across the sky during the storm.

Has words that represent a sound.

The siblings fought like cats and dogs.

Uses extreme exaggeration.

Compares two things without the use of "like" or "as."

I can smell pizza from a mile away.

Gives human qualities to something that is not human.

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Ethan never stops talking.

A comparison of who different things by stating that one thing is another

Giving human qualities to something non-human

Repetition of beginning sounds in words

An extreme exaggeration to make a point

Sound words

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

The runner was a turtle in the race, and they ended up in last place.

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

The heater yelled as it was turned on during the first winter of the year

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

It took me 100 years to finish my homework last night.

The west wind dances down the road.

Her blonde hair shined like the sun.

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

Life is like a box of chocolates

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Carly was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

After a busy day, Cammy couldn't wait to hit the hay.

What is the definition of metaphor?

Sophie's tears were a river flowing down her

cheeks.

What is the definition of idiom?

Where is the simile in the following sentences?: "I would really like a bed like the one in that hotel. Sleeping in that bed is like sleeping on a cloud."

"Living with a two year old brother can be like riding a roller coaster." -- This is an example of ________

This is going to cost me an arm and a leg!

____________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.

A funny exaggeration is called a/an _________________________.

Words that resemble the sound they describe is  ____________________.