Figurative Language

Front

The lost hiker looked like death when searchers found him.

Back

Simile

Front

Your argument is a red herring.

Back

Metaphor

Front

The trees of the field will clap their hands.

Back

Personification

Front

Lightning danced across the sky.

Back

Personification

Front

Literary device: Hyperbole, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

TV program features 'living dead'.

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Feels like 1000 degrees outside!

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The bodybuilder has a Herculean physique.

Back

Allusion

Front

The madman's rant indicated he wasn't mentally sound.

Back

Idiom

Front

Golden sunlight filters through new oak leaves, resting on Jessica's brown toes in red Georgia mud.

Back

Imagery