Figurative Language

Front

Jillian sang as beautifully as a bird

Back

simile

Front

Mark is a cheetah running through the wild.

Back

metaphor

Front

The boys are two peas in a pod.

Back

metaphor

Front

Hold your horses!

Back

idiom

Front

Our class is as good as gold.

Back

simile

Front

The car danced across the icy road. This is an example of...

Back

personification

Front

His mouth was like a volcano.

Back

simile

Front

Alliteration example:

Back

Poppy platypuses pick prickly pineapples.

Front

The owl hooted in the tree. The word 'hooted' is an example of...

Back

an onomatopoeia

Front

The baby's tears were a flowing river.

Back

metaphor