A figure of speech that includes an exaggeration that couldn't possibly happen in real life.

A figure of speech that says one thing is the same as something else without using "like" or "as."

Expressions that mean something different than the words in the phrase might indicate.

A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."

The act of giving human traits, qualities, or actions to objects, concepts, or animals.

The repetition of the first letter or sound of each word in a sentence, phrase, or poem.

A word that originates from a sound.

Dinosaurs desperately dug ditches to drive away dangerous dragons.

It was so cold I saw a polar bear wearing a jacket.

The snow is a white blanket.

As American as apple pie.

Give it a shot.

Lightning danced across the sky.

Snap!

Larry's lizard likes leaping leopards.

Grandpa is older than dirt.

My teacher is a dragon.

That was the easiest test in the world.

Cross your fingers that you get a good grade.

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which figurative language type?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language.

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

Long ago in a sleepy Japanese village, there lived a dragon named Doris. Doris the Dainty Dragon was admired by other dragons, young and old, as she was more lovely than any dragon ever had been. On a night as cold and black as marble, the Herculean Horseman rode into town. He was a dark shadow that filled everyone in the village with fear, as it was known that anyone who had ever crossed paths with the Herculean Horseman had paid for it. It was even rumored that the Herculean Horseman could defeat thousands of enemies within seconds. Word spread throughout the village that the Herculean Horseman had challenged Doris to a duel. Doris anxiously awaited the duel like a murderer awaiting trial. When the day arrived, the two met in the village square. Thunk! Flop! The Herculean Horseman defeated Doris in under a second.

The underlined text is an example of which type of figurative language?

"On a night as cold and black as marble" means 

In the story, the Japanese village is called sleepy.   What does this mean?

In the story, Doris waited for the duel "like a murderer awaiting trial."  What does that mean?