Figurative Language

• Her laughter was as contagious as a yawn in a crowded room.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• Time is a thief, stealing moments from our lives without us even noticing.

• metaphor

• imagery

• flashback

• foreshadow

• The sight of the old photo album transported him back to his high school days.

• symbol

• flashback

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• The broken mirror was a foreboding sign of the bad luck that awaited them.

• alliteration

• symbol

• simile

• foreshadow

• Silly Sally swiftly swam southward.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

• imagery

• He's as tall as a skyscraper!

• hyperbole

• flashback

• personfication

• alliteration

• The dove is often used to represent peace.

• imagery

• flashback

• hyperbole

• symbol

• The sun smiled down on the children playing in the park.

• onomatopoeia

• foreshadow

• personification

• symbol

• The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen, making my mouth water.

• simile

• imagery

• personification

• foreshadow

• The thunder rumbled ominously in the distance.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration