Figurative Language

Front

Extreme exaggeration for effect

Back

hyperbole

Front

The Cowboys quarterback can't return this season.

Back

alliteration

Front

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!

Back

hyperbole

Front

The rain ran down the road.

Back

alliteration

Front

As hungry as a bear!

Back

simile

Front

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.

Back

personification

Front

Wind whistled through trees during the storm.

Back

personification

Front

"Time flies by!"

Back

idiom

Front

Sad student sat silently in the room.

Back

alliteration

Front

Love gives me wings!

Back

personification