Figurative Language + Brainstorming

 Brainstorming - 

Figurative Language - 

Idioms - 

More idioms - 

"It's a piece of cake!" (Meaning: It's easy)

"Kill two birds with one stone" (Meaning: Get two things done with a single action.)

"Let the cat out of the bag" (Meaning: Give away a secret.) 

"Bite the bullet" (Meaning: Get it over and done with)

"Break a leg" (Meaning: Good Luck) 

"Call it a day" (Meaning: Stop doing/working on something.)

"Get out of hand" (Meaning: Getting out of control) 

"Pulling someone's leg"(Meaning: Joking around with someone) 

"Speak of the devil" (Meaning: The person we were just talking about showed up!)

"Under the weather" (Meaning: Sick) 

Similes and Metaphors - 

(Highlight the simile) 

My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.

The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.

The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 

My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore. 

(Complete the simile) 

The cloth was as black as Coal 

The wet ball was as slippery as an Eel

My little sister is as playful as a Kitten

The top of this table is as Smooth as Silk

I’ve been as busy as a Bee

The lamb is as white as snow

(Simile Or Metaphor)

As slippery as an eel. (Simile)

Arnie was a man-mountain. (Metaphor)

He was a lion in battle. (Metaphor)

She is as pretty as a picture. (Simile)

The striker was a goal machine. (Metaphor)

The torch-lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. (Simile)

The moon was a misty shadow. (Metaphor)

My friend has a face like thunder. (Metaphor)

More similes and Metaphors- 

"As light as a feather"  "As Blind as a bat" 

"As cold as ice"  "As hard as nails"

"As hot as hell"  "As tall as a giraffe"

"The classroom was a zoo."  "The computers at school are old dinosaurs."

"He is a night owl"  "She is a peacock."

"Jamal was a pig at dinner."  "The stormy ocean was a raging bull."