Figurative Language

Front

The lost hiker looked like death when searchers found him.

Back

Simile

Front

Red herring argument.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Trees clapping hands

Back

Personification

Front

Lightning danced across the sky.

Back

Personification

Front

Literary device that imitates sounds:

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

TV program about 'living dead'

Back

Oxymoron

Front

Feels like 1000 degrees outside!

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Bodybuilder with a Herculean physique.

Back

Allusion

Front

"Wasn't playing with a full deck" refers to a person not being mentally sound.

Back

Idiom

Front

Golden sunlight filters through new oak leaves, resting on Jessica's brown toes in red Georgia mud.

Back

Imagery