Figurative Language

Front

"I was so hungry that I ate even the plate."

Back

hyperbole

Front

"Like burnt out torches by a sick man's bed."

Back

simile

Front

"My father was the moon and sun to me."

Back

metaphor

Front

"Drip--hiss--the rain never stops."

Back

hyperbole

Front

"The rain felt like an old friend."

Back

personification

Front

"The stars drew their spears."

Back

personification

Front

"Smash" when the cup fell.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas"

Back

metaphor

Front

"Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies."

Back

hyperbole

Front

The sun was shining with all its might.

Back

personification