Figurative Language and Coordinate Adjective Practice

The pencil danced across my paper.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

The gnarled fingers of the tree caught my coat.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

This house is an icebox in the morning.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• symbolism

In late March, the tulips welcomed spring with open arms.

• personification

• hyperbole

• imagery

• symbolism

The sand was a glitter of diamonds in the bright sun.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

The windblown leaves raced me home.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• symbolism

Last night the automobile's alarm screamed endlessly.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• symbolism

The lake was a mirror even as I skated across it.

• simile

• metaphor

• symbolism

• onomatopoeia

Tattling tongues tell tales too often.

• simile

• imagery

• alliteration

• hyperbole

A cracked cup crashed to the floor.

• simile

• personification

• imagery

• alliteration