Page LA Fig. Lang. Review

The mac and cheese looked like liquid gold in my bowl.

She's as pleasant as a screaming baby.

compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

using comparison to create vivid word pictures: similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification

They fought like cats and dogs. This is an example of...

compares two unlike things not using like or as

My heart is a stereo.

Your brain is the size of a pea.

The line at Starbucks was endless.

This math problem is impossible.

My little brother is the most annoying person on planet earth!!

means exactly what it says, word for word

We've been running laps for so long, our legs are screaming.

An intentional and grossly exaggerated figure of speech...

Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship.

She's one tough cookie.

Baby, you're a firework.

The sun looked like a shriveled up orange in the darkening sky.

She cut him down with her words. What does this mean literally?

Love is a battlefield.

My brother and I are day and night. What does this metaphor really mean?

When I heard that One Direction broke up, I died.

What's Ms. Page's new last name?

How ready do you feel for the quiz next class?

"I've told you a million times to bring your book to language arts!" This is an example of...