Question

create a sentence about a cat for each type of figurative language

Answer 1

1.) Onomatopoeia - The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.

Meow purred the cat as I scratched behind it's ear.


2.) Personification - A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal or idea.

The cat rolled it's eyes at it's humans obnoxious behaviour.


3.) Alliteration - The repetition of sounds/letters at the beginning of a word.

The keeper couldn’t keep all the cats in their cages.

4.) Pun - A play on words.

You have cat to be kitten me right now!

5.) Hyperbole - An over-exaggeration.

The cat jumped so high I swore it was going to the moon!

6.) Idiom - A figurative meaning of the connotation of the word. (Different from the literal meaning.)

Well, she sure is another breed of cat, I'll tell you that!

(omg it rhymes too how exciting !!)

7.) Simile - A comparison using like or as.

The cat's fur was as dark as night.

8.) Metaphor - A comparison not using like or as.

The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth!!

Hope these examples helped !! :-)

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. Simile: it describes something comparing it to something else. It usually uses the words like or as.  "That cat is as big as a panther!"
2. Metaphor: it describes a subject or action figuratively by making a comparison. "That cat is a panther"
3. Hyperbole: is the exaggeration of ideas in order to make an emphasis. "That cat is bigger than a panther!"
4. Personification: is when you give human atributes to an idea or animal. "That cat prances like a beauty queen"
5. Allitration: occurs when words that have the same first consonant sound, are close together. "Calmly having a catnap, the cat is c lawing at the curtains"

I hope you find this information useful and interesting! Good luck!