Figurative Language Examples

Front

My mom is my rock.

Back

metaphor

Front

I’m as strong as an ox.

Back

simile

Front

Next Beyonce’ or Michael Jordan?

Back

allusion

Front

"I will die if I don’t get a new phone for Christmas."

Back

hyperbole

Front

The wind whispered through the trees.

Back

personification

Front

Repetition of door imagery in Frozen

Back

motif

Front

"We’re letting you go" instead of "You’re fired!"

Back

euphemism

Front

Why did the spider go to the computer?

Back

pun

Front

A rose = love, winter = death, red = passion, etc.

Back

symbolism

Front

Crying girl claimed she was great when asked how she was.

Back

irony