2. The new set of officers are as busy as a bee.

3. Both of his parents are a walking dictionary.

4. The angry storm pounded the tin shelter.

5. I am dying of thirst.

7. The early bird gets the worm.

8. The thunder is grumbling in the distance.

9. The brown grass was begging for water.

10. My brother is a couch potato.

11. The clouds pushed each other around in the sky.

12. Danny swims like a fish.

13. This room is as cold as ice.

14. She read the book at a snail’s pace.

17. The train was a speeding bullet.

"Covid 19 is a hurdle we need to overcome," is an example of what figure of speech?

"The health professionals are soldiers protecting us from our fight against the Covid 19 Pandemic." This is an example of what figure of speech?

"The Earth mourn when Covid killed millions of its people." This is an example of what figure of speech?

"The president cried a river when he saw the people suffering caused by the pandemic." This is an example of what figure of speech?

"The students kept their eyes, ears and hearts wide open all year round despite academic challenges." This is an example of what figure of speech?

"Unity came to the rescue when the people needed it the most." This is an example of what figure of speech?

"The doctors and nurses are heroes in a battle which enemy is unseen." This is an example of what figure of speech?

The sentences below are examples of Simile, EXCEPT.

The sentences below are examples of Metaphor, EXCEPT.

Which of the following sentences is an example of Simile?

Marcos is as slow as a turtle when he eats his breakfast.

Anna Lynn was a brave lion on the roller coaster.

I ate 10 chicken nuggets from McDonald's for dinner.

New York City never sleeps.

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

Which one is alliteration?

Which one is alliteration?

Which one is alliteration?

Which one is alliteration?

The rustling leaves outside my window kept me awake. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

My mom is going to explode when I show her my grades. *Choose the correct figure of speech

You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. *Choose the correct figure of speech

Let's call it a day. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

We go together like peanut butter and jelly. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

I'm so hungry I could eat a house. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

The vase broke, hitting the ground with a booming crash. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

Is this sentence "I came into school late today." an example of FOS?

This sentence "I'm so confused my head is spinning." is an example of?

Which phrase is an example of OXYMORON?

"So good at being bad" is an example of?

Placing two contradictory words right next to each other

She can hear a pin drop a mile away

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

I am so thiristy that my throat is as dry as the Sahara Desert.

8. The thunder is grumbling in the distance.

14. She read the book at a snail’s pace.

Her face can launch a thousand ships.

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement to emphasize a point.

Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence.

"She is a star in the sky."

Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence.

"She’s as pretty as a picture."

Choose the Figure of speech used in the following sentence.

"The water danced across my window."

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

The snow is a white blanket

3. What figure of speech is shown below:

I've told you to clean your room a million times!

Which of the following is an example of Simile?

Cat got your tongue?

If someone "adds fuel to the fire," what did they do?

What does it mean to "burn bridges"?

The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper.

She can hear a pin drop a mile away

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.

You know the horses are coming down the road by the clip-clop of their hooves.

I walked a million miles to get here.

I'm feeling blue.

You could hear the distinct awooo of the wolves howling at the night.

A figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness.

I feel the stench of failure coming on

Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

I'm drowning in a sea of grief.

Don’t have two cents to spare