Figurative Language & Poetry

Front

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."

Back

simile

Front

"You are my sunshine."

Back

metaphor

Front

"I have a ton of homework."

Back

hyperbole

Front

"Her voice was music to my ears."

Back

metaphor

Front

"The teacher is AS MEAN AS a rattlesnake."

Back

simile

Front

"The palm trees danced in the wind."

Back

personification

Front

"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times."

Back

exaggeration for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.

Front

"You are my knight in shining armor."

Back

metaphor

Front

"The smooth sound of the saxophone soothed my soul." What literary device is used in this sentence?

Back

alliteration

Front

____________ is the repetition of words with the same BEGINNING SOUND.

Back

alliteration