Figurative Language

He had a happy cry after the birth of his grandchild.

• Oxymoron

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

I grabbed on to her arm like a lobster.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Gabby gave a goofy grin while gawking at the guest. .

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

He is a real pig.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

Screech! Boom! Kapow! These are examples of

• metaphors

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

The clock winked away the minutes.

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

At the rate I am growing, I will be taller than Godzilla in a week.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

It was really raining cats and dogs all night.

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron