figurative language

Time marches on.

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

My stomach did a backflip.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

The lillies in the field danced gaily in the wind.

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

I'm dying to see that movie.

• I can wait a little longer.
• I don't want to see the movie.
• I'm excited about seeing the movie.

He is as busy as a bee.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Time is a thief.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

The room became an icebox every time the air conditioning went on.

• You must leave the refrigerator door open to stay cool.
• It is cold in the air conditioned room.
• It is hot inside the room.

'This room is an icebox' is an example of a .................

After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.

• Chou was feeling confused.
• Chou was feeling very confident.
• Chou is thinking about science class.