Figurative Language Terms to know

“It pricks like a thorn.” “You are as sweet as pie.” Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?

“It is the east, & Juliet is the sun.” Your room is a pigsty. Baby you’re a firework!

“The grey eyed morn smiles on the frowning night" The waffle jumped up out of the toaster. The wind hissed.

The Prince warns of the future consequences of starting anymore trouble in the city streets: “Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"

Tone in news articles: objective. Tone in “The Office”: humorous, mocking, sarcastic, etc.

“O, loving hate!” “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Jumbo Shrimp

Juliet: Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet. Romeo (Aside) : Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this? Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague…"

Romeo’s monologue (Act 2 scene 2, lines 1-26) Juliet’s monologue (Act 3 scene 2, lines 1-37)

“The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars” It’s raining cats and dogs! I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

“You have dancing shoes / With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead” The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop it a line.

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our SCENE From ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands UNCLEAN From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star- crossed lovers take their LIFE Whose misadventured piteous o'erthrow do with their deaths bury their parents' STRIFE