Figurative Language

Matt was as sick as a dog.

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• idiom

It's raining cats and dogs.

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Gemma was working against the clock to finish the test before the timer went off.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

• personification

I love the sound of raindrops dancing on the roof.

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

The bees were BUZZING in the garden

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Paula planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.

• idiom

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

His smile was a mile wide.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

My brother is a pig. He ate a whole pie.

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Pull yourself together.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

The police officer was as brave as a lion when she tackled the shoplifter.

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor