Pronouns and Figurative Language II

I could hear the tree crash as it fell in the forest.

Don't judge a book by it's cover is an example of

They stand up for him on his first day at the school.

Which of the following IS NOT a simile?

The sound of the leaves rustling in the wind is an example of

They stand up for him on his first day at the school.

They stand up for him on his first day at the school.

The mad moose makes matters worse for Brian.

Brian himself had never been to Canada. He had never even flown in a plane before this trip.

He was as strong as an ox.

The sun danced on the water.

The buzzing bees and hissing snakes scared me.

Giving human qualities to non-human objects

The purposeful repetition of initial consonant sounds for dramatic effect

A comparison using like or as

I could eat a rhinoceros.

The palm trees waved at us on the beach.

There must be a thousand questions on this Quiz!

The buildings seemed to reach to the sky is an example of

The strips of bark were glowing red worms.

Brian himself had never been to Canada. He had never even flown in a plane before this trip.

Just before the tornado, Brian could hear the waves crashing on the lakeshore.

You're pulling my leg.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

What is an idiom?

The quarterback was a machine.

It's raining cats and dogs.

The hot air choked us.

Mr. O'Connor makes us do a million sessions of Reading Plus every week.

The storm was a raging bull as it came into town.