Figurative Language

Front

That girl was quick like a cheetah.

Back

Simile

Front

Perky penguins paraded around the park.

Back

Alliteration

Front

The book fell with a thump.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Grocery store checkout took a million years!

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Pop rocks were a party in my mouth.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Trees bowed in strong wind.

Back

Personification

Front

The boy was a torpedo, flying through the water.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Suzie sells seashells by the seashore.

Back

Alliteration

Front

That homework was a piece of cake!

Back

Idiom

Front

The plastic bag did backflips across the sidewalk.

Back

personification