Figurative Language

A radiant look came over her face, like a sudden burst of sunshine on a cloudy day.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

She smelt awful, like a wet dog wearing week-old socks!

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

He was as shapeless as a sack of wool.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

You are as hard as stone.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Mr. Neck storms into class, a bull chasing thirty-three red flags.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The words appeared to leap off of the paper as she read the story.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The car, painted lime green, raced by screaming for attention.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification