Figures of Speech

1. Figures of Speech

2. 1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves.

3. 2. Those girls are two peas in a pod.

4. 3. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!"

5. 4. A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants.

6. 5. I could sleep for a year.

7. 6. Harry's boss was so mad, I thought he would fly off the handle.

8. 7. I work as a baker because I knead dough.

9. 8. Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.

10. 9. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.

11. 10. This box weighs a ton.

12. 11. The video camera observed the whole scene.

13. 12. Hold your horses. We need to wait our turn.

14. 13. The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.

15. 14. Greta Gruber grabbed a group of green grapes.

16. 15. The bell tinkled as we opened the door.

17. 16. The rubberband was a seatbelt for the deck of cards.

18. 17. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves

19. 18. The sun listens to the messages of the clouds.

20. 19. I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line today or tomorrow.

21. 1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. simile

22. 2. Those girls are two peas in a pod. metaphor

23. 3. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!" simile

24. 4. A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants. pun

25. 5. I could sleep for a year. hyperbole

26. 6. Harry's boss was so mad, I thought he would fly off the handle. idiom

27. 7. I work as a baker because I knead dough. pun

28. 8. Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves. alliteration

29. 9. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain. pun

30. 10. This box weighs a ton. hyperbole

31. 11. The video camera observed the whole scene. personification

32. 12. Hold your horses. We need to wait our turn. idiom

33. 13. The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake. personification

34. 14. Greta Gruber grabbed a group of green grapes. alliteration

35. 15. The bell tinkled as we opened the door. onomatopoeia

36. 16. The rubberband was a seatbelt for the deck of cards. metaphor

37. 17. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves simile

38. 18. The sun listens to the messages of the clouds. personification

39. 19. I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line today or tomorrow. idiom

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