Figurative Language

Front

This school is an asylum.

Back

metaphor

Front

My stomach did a backflip.

Back

personification

Front

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

Back

simile

Front

I waited a million years for my ride to get home.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Mom advised against using 'hate' unless sincere. I HATED them!

Back

repetition

Front

Wacky worries phrase exemplifies:

Back

alliteration

Front

"She wasn't exactly running in the same circles as me."

Back

idiom

Front

The rope SNAPPED, showing the child's panic.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Delaney is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.

Back

Delaney is important to me.

Front

I'm dying to see that movie.

Back

I'm excited about seeing the movie.