Figurative Language

Front

Street cars = frosted cakes with snowflakes

Back

Simile

Front

The west wind dances down the road.

Back

Personification

Front

She’s as tiny as a mouse.

Back

Simile

Front

Her blonde hair shined like the sun.

Back

Simile

Front

Polly Peters played Ping-Pong.

Back

Alliteration

Front

Pitcher finished nine innings and was hungry enough to eat a horse.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.

Back

Onomatopeia

Front

The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.

Back

Simile

Front

The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.

Back

Personification

Front

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

Back

Alliteration