figurative language

Front

America is a melting pot.

Back

metaphor

Front

The trees danced in the wind.

Back

personification

Front

Titanic, the 'unsinkable ship', sank on its maiden voyage.

Back

irony

Front

A loud BOOM outside my window.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

It's so hot outside; I bet it's a million degrees!

Back

hyperbole

Front

"Darkness and light within us."

Back

juxtaposition

Front

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if not open. - Frank Zappa

Back

simile

Front

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The car is a dinosaur.

Back

The car is very old.