Figurative Language

"Mom is a real bear when she's mad."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

"My backpack weighs a ton!"

• idiom

• alliteration

• hyperbole

"The trees danced around in the breeze.

• simile

• imagery

• personification

"It's raining cats and dogs outside."

• idiom

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

The fresh, juicy orange is tangy and sweet.

• idiom

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

The old door creaked open.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Priya played piano perfectly

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

My dad is as strong as an ox

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery