Question

figures of speech
idioms - a phrase that means something different form the individual words in it (its raining cats and dogs)
simile - compare two things using like or as (you eat like a pig)
metaphor - compare two things without using like or as (life is a highway)
alliteration - same beginning sound (alice ate an apple)
onomatopoeia - words that imitate real sounds (meow)
personification - give human qualities to non - human things (leaves dance in the wind)
hyperbole - extreme exaggeration to make a point (i told you a million times)
label each statement using the seven figures of speech found above. (hint: 3 of each kind)

1. silly sally sang a sad song
2. hold your horses
3. doing homework is like doing chores.
4. the bathroom sink drip - drips, drip - drips
5. i have a ton of homework.
6. streets are streams, cars are fish.
7. her hair was as dark as night.
8. ill finish washing dishes faster than you can blink.
9. the cookies begged me to eat them
10. peter piper picked a pickle pepper.
11. \ahhh\, \weee\, \woo - hoo\, was all you heard on the rollercoaster.
12. the rain gently kissed my cheeks
13. the stars winked at me.
14. my coffee was hot like lava
15. a taste of your own medicine
16. each morning, i woke to the sound \cock - a - doddle - doo\
17. all bark and no bite
18. i am a rock, strong and hard
19. weird wally waits, wishes, and whistles while wanting watermelons
20. i ate so much, i think im going to explode
21. the test was a walk in the park

Explanation:

1. Alliteration: "Silly Sally sang a sad song" has the same beginning sound "S".
2. Idiom: "Hold your horses" is a phrase with a meaning different from the individual words.
3. Simile: "Doing homework is like doing chores" uses "like" to compare.
4. Onomatopoeia: "drip - drips" imitates the sound of the sink.
5. Hyperbole: "a ton of homework" is an extreme exaggeration.
6. Metaphor: "Streets are streams, cars are fish" compares without "like" or "as".
7. Simile: "as dark as night" uses "as" to compare.
8. Hyperbole: "faster than you can blink" is an exaggeration.
9. Personification: "The cookies begged" gives human quality (begging) to non - human (cookies).
10. Alliteration: "Peter Piper picked a pickle pepper" has the same beginning sound "P".
11. Onomatopoeia: "Ahhh", "Weee", "Woo - hoo" imitate sounds.
12. Personification: "The rain gently kissed" gives human action (kissed) to rain.
13. Personification: "The stars winked" gives human action (winked) to stars.
14. Simile: "hot like lava" uses "like" to compare.
15. Idiom: "A taste of your own medicine" is a phrase with a different meaning.
16. Onomatopoeia: "Cock - a - doodle - doo" imitates a rooster's sound.
17. Idiom: "All bark and no bite" is a phrase with a different meaning.
18. Metaphor: "I am a rock" compares without "like" or "as".
19. Alliteration: "Weird Wally waits, wishes, and whistles while wanting watermelons" has the same beginning sound "W".
20. Hyperbole: "I'm going to explode" is an exaggeration.
21. Idiom: "The test was a walk in the park" is a phrase with a different meaning.

Answer:

1. Alliteration
2. Idiom
3. Simile
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Hyperbole
6. Metaphor
7. Simile
8. Hyperbole
9. Personification
10. Alliteration
11. Onomatopoeia
12. Personification
13. Personification
14. Simile
15. Idiom
16. Onomatopoeia
17. Idiom
18. Metaphor
19. Alliteration
20. Hyperbole
21. Idiom