Literary devices - Figurative Language

Front

Edward is a wet blanket.

Back

metaphor

Front

Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk.

Back

imagery

Front

Leaves danced in the wind on a cold October afternoon.

Back

personification

Front

Jamie runs as fast as the wind.

Back

simile

Front

Eyes widened at the sight of mile-high sundaes.

Back

hyperbole

Front

A new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.

Back

idiom

Front

Sally resembled a bird flying to lunch.

Back

simile

Front

I've asked you a million times to clean your room!

Back

hyperbole

Front

Her heart was a beating drum of love for her boyfriend.

Back

metaphor

Front

Cars crawled down 290; I thought I'd never get to school on time.

Back

personification