Question

1. hes blind as a bat.
2. they are amazing, apple acrobats.
3. the lawn mower roared to life.
4. chocolate is heaven.
5. its raining cats and dogs.
6. partially visible text
7. hold your tongue.
8. the dog is so tiny he fits in my pocket.
9. time is a thief.
10. she runs like the wind.
11. silly sam is surprising.
12. the vacuum cleaner hummed as dad cleaned.

(in the center circle: figurative language
words/phrases having a
different meaning than
the literal meaning)

segments around the center:

• simile: compares two things using the words of

ex: hands are as cold as ______
____ is as ____ as a cloud

• metaphor: compares two things

the words \like\ or \as\
ex: a cloud is a cloud? (maybe typo, or other example)

• alliteration: text about alliteration, with example like \silly sam...\
• hyperbole: a statement text about hyperbole, example: \i ate so much i was ready to explode!\
• idiom: a phrase that means something from its ______ meaning

ex: \turn over a new leaf\ means ______
ex: \see eye to eye\ means ______

• personification: giving ______ qualities to objects

ex: the pencil ______ across the page.
ex: the tree ______ its arms to the sky.
(colors: blue, pink, yellow etc. on the segments)

Explanation:

To analyze the figurative language in the given sentences, we can use the definitions from the wheel:

1. He’s blind as a bat.

• Type: Simile (compares two things with “as”).

2. They are amazing, apple acrobats.

• Type: Metaphor (compares them to “apple acrobats” without “like” or “as”).

3. The lawn mower roared to life.

• Type: Personification (gives the lawn mower human-like action “roared”).

4. Chocolate is heaven.

• Type: Metaphor (compares chocolate to “heaven” without “like” or “as”).

5. It’s raining cats and dogs.

• Type: Idiom (a common phrase with a non-literal meaning: heavy rain).

6. (Incomplete, but assume context: e.g., “He ran until his legs were jelly”)

• Type: Metaphor (compares legs to “jelly” for effect).

7. Hold your tongue.

• Type: Idiom (non-literal: “stop talking”).

8. The dog is so tiny he fits in my pocket.

• Type: Hyperbole (exaggeration: a dog can’t literally fit in a pocket).

9. Time is a thief.

• Type: Metaphor (compares time to a “thief” without “like” or “as”).

10. She runs like the wind.

• Type: Simile (compares her running to “the wind” with “like”).

11. Silly Sam is surprising.

• Type: Alliteration (repetition of initial “s” sound: Silly Sam surprising).

12. The vacuum cleaner hummed as Dad cleaned.

• Type: Personification (gives the vacuum cleaner human-like action “hummed”).

Each sentence uses a specific type of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole, or alliteration) as defined in the wheel.

Answer:

To analyze the figurative language in the given sentences, we can use the definitions from the wheel:

1. He’s blind as a bat.

• Type: Simile (compares two things with “as”).

2. They are amazing, apple acrobats.

• Type: Metaphor (compares them to “apple acrobats” without “like” or “as”).

3. The lawn mower roared to life.

• Type: Personification (gives the lawn mower human-like action “roared”).

4. Chocolate is heaven.

• Type: Metaphor (compares chocolate to “heaven” without “like” or “as”).

5. It’s raining cats and dogs.

• Type: Idiom (a common phrase with a non-literal meaning: heavy rain).

6. (Incomplete, but assume context: e.g., “He ran until his legs were jelly”)

• Type: Metaphor (compares legs to “jelly” for effect).

7. Hold your tongue.

• Type: Idiom (non-literal: “stop talking”).

8. The dog is so tiny he fits in my pocket.

• Type: Hyperbole (exaggeration: a dog can’t literally fit in a pocket).

9. Time is a thief.

• Type: Metaphor (compares time to a “thief” without “like” or “as”).

10. She runs like the wind.

• Type: Simile (compares her running to “the wind” with “like”).

11. Silly Sam is surprising.

• Type: Alliteration (repetition of initial “s” sound: Silly Sam surprising).

12. The vacuum cleaner hummed as Dad cleaned.

• Type: Personification (gives the vacuum cleaner human-like action “hummed”).

Each sentence uses a specific type of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole, or alliteration) as defined in the wheel.