Figurative Language

Front

Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hanukkah.

Back

alliteration

Front

A dog has a fur coat and pants.

Back

pun

Front

If the phone rings, hope still clings.

Back

couplet

Front

Daffodils nodded their yellow heads at walkers.

Back

personification

Front

I nearly died laughing!

Back

hyperbole

Front

His feet were as big as boats.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Her hair is honey flowing down her back.

Back

metaphor

Front

The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

Back

personification

Front

The willow is like an etching.

Back

simile

Front

I tried a thousand times.

Back

hyperbole