figurative language - identifying it
p) personification s) simile h) hyperbole m) metaphor l) literal i) idiom
1. the traffic crawled along the congested highway.
2. the city slept well the night the murderer was captured.
3. harry doesnt believe men landed on the moon. he is a doubting thomas.
4. the house was small.
5. she wore a lively outfit.
6. the sky of love opened the day she met tom.
7. her soft skin was like silk under his fingers.
8. the messy room seemed depressed.
9. i had a big breakfast, but by lunchtime i was starving!
10. the branches of the tree reached for the sky.
11. it takes my girlfriend an eternity to get dressed.
12. i have an axe to grind with my old enemy.
13. the man was so fat, he must have weighed a ton.
14. we baked in the hot sun.
15. i am sick to death of greedy politicians.
16. my two year old daughter is the apple of my eye.
17. my new shoes cost a fortune.
18. to wish the actors good luck, we said, “break a leg!”
19. we must have walked a hundred miles today.
20. the hole was so deep; it went all the way to the other side of the world!
21. stop beating around the bush! get to the point!
22. i traveled to the moon and back to finish this assignment.
23. the country village opened its arms to the tourists.
24. the negative impact of the war was beyond measure.
25. the ipad is the greatest invention of all time.
26. this assignment is impossible.
27. the prisoner lived in a desert of loneliness and regret.
28. thomas edison believed that direct current was superior to alternating current.
29. the sight of civilization was like a tall drink of water to the wandering explorers.
30. it takes a million years for this class to end.
31. the lakers played a good game.
32. the teacher talked until her tongue fell out.
33. you could have knocked me over with a feather.
34. i was so hungry i thought i was going to die.
35. after i ate the bad seafood, my stomach complained and moaned all day.
36. dogs and cats have been enemies since the beginning of time.
37. your teacher is an ocean of useful information.
38. the sparrow landed on the peak of the roof.
39. the democratic party has been in power for an eternity
40. the messy house screamed for attention.

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# Brief Explanations:
1. "The traffic crawled along the congested highway." - Personification (P) as traffic is given the human - like action of crawling.
2. "The city slept well the night the murderer was captured." - Personification (P) as the city is given the human action of sleeping.
3. "Harry doesn’t believe men landed on the moon. He is a doubting Thomas." - Idiom (I) as "doubting Thomas" is a well - known idiom.
4. "The house was small." - Literal (L) as it is a straightforward description.
5. "She wore a lively outfit." - Literal (L) as it is a simple statement.
6. "The sky of love opened the day she met Tom." - Metaphor (M) as it implies the sky is related to love without using "like" or "as".
7. "Her soft skin was like silk under his fingers." - Simile (S) as it uses "like" to compare skin to silk.
8. "The messy room seemed depressed." - Personification (P) as the room is given a human emotion.
9. "I had a big breakfast, but by lunchtime I was starving!" - Hyperbole (H) as exaggerating being "starving" after a big breakfast.
10. "The branches of the tree reached for the sky." - Personification (P) as branches are given a human - like reaching action.
11. "It takes my girlfriend an eternity to get dressed." - Hyperbole (H) as "an eternity" is an exaggeration.
12. "I have an axe to grind with my old enemy." - Idiom (I) as it is a common idiom.
13. "The man was so fat, he must have weighed a ton." - Hyperbole (H) as "a ton" is an exaggeration of weight.
14. "We baked in the hot sun." - Hyperbole (H) as people don't actually "bake" in the sun.
15. "I am sick to death of greedy politicians." - Hyperbole (H) as "sick to death" is an exaggeration.
16. "My two year old daughter is the apple of my eye." - Idiom (I) as it is a well - known idiom.
17. "My new shoes cost a fortune." - Hyperbole (H) as "a fortune" is an exaggeration of cost.
18. "To wish the actors good luck, we said, “Break a leg!”" - Idiom (I) as it is a common idiom for wishing good luck.
19. "We must have walked a hundred miles today." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of the distance walked.
20. "The hole was so deep; it went all the way to the other side of the world!" - Hyperbole (H) as it is an extreme exaggeration of the hole's depth.
21. "Stop beating around the bush! Get to the point!" - Idiom (I) as it is a common idiom.
22. "I traveled to the moon and back to finish this assignment." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of the effort for the assignment.
23. "The country village opened its arms to the tourists." - Personification (P) as the village is given a human - like action.
24. "The negative impact of the war was beyond measure." - Hyperbole (H) as "beyond measure" is an exaggeration.
25. "The iPad is the greatest invention of all time." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an extreme claim.
26. "This assignment is impossible." - Hyperbole (H) as it is likely an exaggeration.
27. "The prisoner lived in a desert of loneliness and regret." - Metaphor (M) as the situation of the prisoner is compared to a desert without using "like" or "as".
28. "Thomas Edison believed that direct current was superior to alternating current." - Literal (L) as it is a factual statement.
29. "The sight of civilization was like a tall drink of water to the wandering explorers." - Simile (S) as it uses "like" to make a comparison.
30. "It takes a million years for this class to end." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of the class duration.
31. "The Lakers played a good game." - Literal (L) as it is a simple statement.
32. "The teacher talked until her tongue fell out." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of talking.
33. "You could have knocked me over with a feather." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of surprise.
34. "I was so hungry I thought I was going to die." - Hyperbole (H) as it is an exaggeration of hunger.
35. "After I ate the bad seafood, my stomach complained and moaned all day." - Personification (P) as the stomach is given human - like actions.
36. "Dogs and cats have been enemies since the beginning of time." - Hyperbole (H) as "since the beginning of time" is an exaggeration.
37. "Your teacher is an ocean of useful information." - Metaphor (M) as the teacher is compared to an ocean without using "like" or "as".
38. "The sparrow landed on the peak of the roof." - Literal (L) as it is a simple description.
39. "The Democratic Party has been in power for an eternity." - Hyperbole (H) as "an eternity" is an exaggeration.
40. "The messy house screamed for attention." - Personification (P) as the house is given a human - like action.

# Answer:
1. P
2. P
3. I
4. L
5. L
6. M
7. S
8. P
9. H
10. P
11. H
12. I
13. H
14. H
15. H
16. I
17. H
18. I
19. H
20. H
21. I
22. H
23. P
24. H
25. H
26. H
27. M
28. L
29. S
30. H
31. L
32. H
33. H
34. H
35. P
36. H
37. M
38. L
39. H
40. P

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