Figurative Language

Front

You don't say exactly what you mean. You compare, exaggerate, and understate.

Back

Figurative Language

Front

The dish ran away with the spoon.

Back

Personification

Front

I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The sky misses the sun at night.

Back

Personification

Front

The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.

Back

Simile

Front

You could've knocked me over with a feather.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

He was a library of information about baseball.

Back

Metaphor

Front

My angel, my savior, my true love

Back

Repetition

Front

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us.

Back

Simile

Front

Father as sun and moon.

Back

Metaphor