Spooky Figurative Language

The pumpkin in the patch was as big as a house, with a grin so wide it could swallow the moon.

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The autumn leaves were a fiery carpet, blazing a trail through the forest.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The eerie fog crept through the cemetery, whispering secrets to the tombstones.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

 In the heart of the haunted house, the room was decorated with cheerful, brightly colored balloons, creating a stark contrast to the spooky surroundings.

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

The wicked witch cackled and concocted her cauldron of bubbling brew beneath the blood-red moon.

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The crisp, golden leaves fell from the trees like a shower of whispered secrets, blanketing the ground in a quilt of autumn's embrace.

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5