Figurative Language Review

Front

Reading The Great Gatsby was like running through mud.

Back

Simile

Front

The moon observed the peaceful, sleeping people.

Back

Personification

Front

Iron Man crashed through the wall!

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

"Life is pain," Westley said to Buttercup.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The car careened over the cliff, crashing into the canyon below.

Back

Alliteration

Front

Everything was gray: water, clouds, rocks; ocean roared, wind whipped hair, salty sea smell.

Back

Imagery

Front

Eve's grade was sinking faster than the Titanic.

Back

Allusion

Front

Ate a thousand tacos for lunch.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Stars glittering like ice.

Back

Simile

Front

True friends will always be there at a moment's notice.

Back

Idiom