What figurative language is being used in the sentence? New York is the city that never sleeps.
Hyperbole
What does the sentence really mean? New York is the city that never sleeps.
There's always things to do in NYC all day/all night
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Sammy the snake slithers slowly
Alliteration
What does this sentence mean? Time flies.
Time is going by fast
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? This is the best book ever written.
Hyperbole
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Mateo's bicycle tires are flat as pancakes.
Metaphor
HOW are the 2 objects in the sentence being compared? “Hurry up, Joe!” shouted Ellen. “We can’t be late for school, again.” But Joe continued to walk as slowly as a sloth climbing down a tree.
Describing how slow they both are
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? The warm coat hugged me.
Personification
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? After falling down the stairs, Kimberly had a bump as big as an apple on her forehead.
Simile
What does this sentence mean? I was so ashamed, the earth swallowed me up.
Describing how ashamed the person
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? “Hurry up, Joe!” shouted Ellen. “We can’t be late for school, again.” But Joe continued to walk as slowly as a sloth climbing down a tree.
Simile
TONGUE TWISTER CHALLENGE: I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen
YOU DID IT
What 2 objects are being compared in the sentence: “Hurry up, Joe!” shouted Ellen. “We can’t be late for school, again.” But Joe continued to walk as slowly as a sloth climbing down a tree.
Joe and a sloth
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? My alarm clock yells at me in the morning to wake up
Personification
What does this sentence mean? This is the best book ever written.
This is a great book
What two objects are being compared? After falling down the stairs, Kimberly had a bump as big as an apple on her forehead.
Bump on forehead and apple
What does the sentence mean? The warm coat hugged me.
The warmth of the coat went around your whole body
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Time flies.
Personification
TONGUE TWISTER CHALLENGE: Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better
you did it!
HOW are the two objects being compared? Mateo's bicycle tires are flat as pancakes.
Describing how flat it is
What does this sentence mean? My alarm clock yells at me in the morning to wake up
The loud alarm wakes you up in the morning
HOW are the two objects being compared? After falling down the stairs, Kimberly had a bump as big as an apple on her forehead.
Describing the size
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Ally the alligator eats an apple
Alliteration
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? I was so ashamed, the earth swallowed me up.
Hyperbole
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Ricky the raccoon rides rollercoasters
Alliteration
What figurative language is being used in the sentence? Jerry jumped for joy
Aliteration
TONGUE TWISTER CHALLENGE: sheep should sleep in the shed
YOU DID IT
What two objects are being compared in the following sentence: Mateo's bicycle tires are flat as pancakes.
bicycle tires and pancakes
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