Figurative Language

Front

Simile: Comparing using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Comparing using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Children, dogs, and houses bloom like crowded flowers. Example of:

Back

simile

Front

Sunshine sits in my lap all morning.

Back

personification

Front

Dawn is like a seed that will grow into daylight. This is an example of:

Back

simile

Front

The west wind dances down the road.

Back

Personification

Front

A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The sun smiled after the rain stopped.

Back

Personification

Front

She’s as tiny as a mouse.

Back

Simile

Front

The lightweight fighter looked as thin as a rail.

Back

Simile

Front

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

Back

Hyperbole