FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE REVIEW FOR ASSESSMENT

Q:  Where do cows like to go for entertainment?  A:  The mooovies! 

—Type: Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then, it hit me.

She knew she was in hot water when she wrecked her car.

Type: We are all in the same boat because we have a test tomorrow.

Type: Knock Knock.  Who’s there? Cash.  Cash who? No thanks I prefer peanuts.

—Type: His heart is an iceberg.

Type: The leaves crackled as I stepped on them. 

In the sunlight, her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

My heart is a ticking time bomb as I wait to hear the news about my child. 

—Type: The sweet and soft-spoken girl sounded sensitive.

I have a million problems to solve for homework.

—Type: We were sweating buckets after being in the hot sun all day.

The sun was an oven while we were laying out by the pool.

There is absolutely nothing to see outside my window. 

Type: Yo momma's teeth are so yellow, when she smiled at traffic, it slowed down.

—Type: When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

We heard a loud boom when the lightning hit the house!

—Type: My friend threw me a curve ball when she forgot to bring her money for the present.

—Type: She is like a bull in a china shop.

—Type: My teacher is a sergeant giving endless commands.

—Type: Old skiers never die…they just go down hill.

While we were dancing, my feet did not want to cooperate with me .

—Type: We jumped through the roof when the alarm went off.

—Type: The bee buzzed around my arm and then stung me.

That movie scared me to death!!

The thundering boom scared all of the children in the house. 

Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting arrest.

—Type: The brown bear backed boldly down the hill.

She swayed as she sang in the sunshine.

A bicycle can't stand alone. It's two tired.

Type: The dedication of those determined to succeed in this difficult time is truly astounding. 

—Type: The darkness wrapped its arms around me.

—The boxer’s girlfriend was a knockout.

—Type: I'm really in a pickle.

—Type: He’s the big cheese where he works.

Type: My score on the last math test haunted me for weeks. 

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