Holiday Figurative Language

Rudolph's nose shone like a red stop light against the black night sky.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Soft, white snowflakes danced in the breeze before settling on the frosted ground.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• oxymoron

The mistletoe was like a magnet, attracting the people to it for a holiday kiss.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Members of the local church walked the chilly streets collecting change for charity during the holiday season.

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

We had an awfully good time going door-to-door singing our favorite holiday songs to the neighbors.

• oxymoron

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Bells strung up between the houses could be heard tinkling in the village around the holiday season.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• metaphor

• personification

The snow was a silent blanket covering the frozen land.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Santa's sleigh was filled with stocking stuffers for all the small children.

• alliteration

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Grandma's turkey is usually delicious, but this time it was freezer burnt from sitting in the deepfreeze for too long.

• oxymoron

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Dad clicked away on the camera as we opened the gifts underneath the tree.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• simile

• alliteration