Figurative Language

Front

The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake

Back

Personification

Front

Careless cars cutting corners cause confusion

Back

Alliteration

Front

This homework will take forever!

Back

Hyperbole

Front

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of:

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Idiom

Front

A brief, indirect reference to a significant person, place, thing, or idea.

Back

Allusion

Front

Comparison of two things without 'like' or 'as'

Back

Metaphor

Front

She sings like an angel

Back

Simile

Front

Human traits to non-living things

Back

Personification

Front

BANG is an example of:

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Extreme exaggeration

Back

Hyperbole