Question

friday figurative language
identify the type(s) of figurative language used in the examples below: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, pun, assonance, synecdoche, or irony.

1. alice yawned as her eyes cracked open to see the first rays of the sun tiptoeing through her room.

figurative language:

1. when shane turned 16, his parents bought him his first set of wheels.

figurative language:
bell - ringer rubric
excellent: student has put forth their absolute best effort in responding to the prompts.
good: student has put forth a good effort in responding to the prompts.
needs improvement: student needs to put forth more effort in responding to the prompts.
monday mistakes needs improvement good excellent
tuesday terms needs improvement good excellent
wednesday wise words needs improvement good excellent
thursday thoughts needs improvement good excellent
friday figurative language needs improvement good excellent

Explanation:

1. Personification is used as the sun rays are given the human - like action of "tiptoeing".
2. Synecdoche is used. "Wheels" is a part (a common feature of a car) that represents the whole (a car).

Answer:

1. Personification
2. Synecdoche