Figurative Language: Busy as a Bee

The student

is as busy as a bee.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Love is a red, red rose.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

He is a mountain

of strength.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

The bees buzz near

my ear.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Billy will cry if you

pop his balloon.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Life is a dream.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

The candle flame danced

in the dark.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Jack zipped up his

sleeping bag.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

The bird’s chirp filled

the empty night air.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

The leaves raced

to the ground.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia