Literary Devices and Figures of Speech

She is like a moonbeam on the waves.

They are fighting like cats and dogs.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

I am so tired that my butt is dragging.

He is so old that one foot is in the grave.

I wouldn't do that in a million years.

She eats like a bird.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

It is a simile

If you mean who was singing that song in the second film named "Dead Man's Chest," it was Joshamee Gibbs

Catch me by Demi Lovato

"Personification" is the term for giving inanimate objects or ideas human characteristics.

apostrophe: addressing something absent or not human as if it were there or could answer back. example: (to a clock) why aren't you moving faster?

a stitch in time saves nine. To many cooks spoil the broth. Waste not, want not. Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched. A bad penny always turns up. A cat may look at a King. A chain in no stronger that its weakest link. A fool and his money are soon parted. A jack of all trades is master on none. A kingdom was lost for the sake of a nail. A man in known by the company he keeps. A picture is worth a thousand words. Actions speak louder than words. All roads lead to Rome. All that glisters is not gold. Whats is done is done. It takes two to tango, It is an ill wind that blows no good. It is a long road that has no turning.....and many many more

This phrase is an example of the literary device alliteration, or repeated consonant sounds.

Flames can lick at something. Fire can consumefuel.

flat fifth notes/ c note plus g flat note /or /g flat note plus c note

I use a BAT to play softball.

When I was seven I dreamed of seeing a BAT.

BAT is the homograph word.

It means everyday things can be compared to life

Personification or a metaphor could be both

Yes: a simile compares two things using "like" or "as".

Tri

because if you have three like a triangle it has 3 sides so if you have 3 numbers its tri

I know two

1."The rain drumming off the roof"

Personification

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2."Bald like a Bowling ball"

Simile

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When words are understood to mean the opposite of their literal meaning, this is sarcasm or irony.

Either is grammatically correct.

The usual way to say this is, "I am looking forward to talking to you." However, some people think that, "I am looking forward to talking with you." is better when a social conversation is anticipated.

If the communication is linear, you use "to" in "talk to"

If the communication is transactional, you use "with."

Onomatopoeia. I am learning those in math class language arts class. If anyone else needs help with figurative language ask me! I know similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia's and more.

It refers to Helen of Troy, and her beauty that caused the war between Troy and Greece, ending with the destruction of Troy.

starboard

Old Mr. Smith kicked the bucket last week.

metaphor just because

Firstly the whole image of sailing out on the tide is a metaphor for death. The bar is a metaphor for the boundary between this life and the next. The Pilot stands for God.