Figurative Language

Example of a hyperbole?

• The wind whispered through dry grass.

• I am starving, I could eat a horse.

• A dime a dozen.

• Buzz Buzz.

Example of a Metaphor.

• I heard the pitter patter of raindrops falling on our roof top.

• “Wow, you are as tall as the sky.”

• The fresh and juicy orange is cold and sweet.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.

Example of a hyperbole.

• Add insult to injury.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.

• “Wow, you are as tall as the sky.”

• These gray geese gaggled.

Example of a hyperbole.

• My hair is turning gray because I am so stressed out.

• The wind whispered through dry grass.

• Lindsay loved licorice.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

Example of a metaphor.

• The fire swallowed the entire forest.

• Peter pickled peppers perfectly.

• They are as different as night and day.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

Example of a metaphor.

• The children were screaming and shouting in the field.

• Max is a pig when he eats.

• They are as different as night and day.

• Action’s speak louder than words.

Example of personification.

• The wind whispered through dry grass.

• Add insult to injury.

• The children were screaming and shouting in the field.

• “Wow, you are as tall as the sky.”

Example of personification.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.

• I am starving, I could eat a horse.

• It was a dark and dim in the forest.

• The fire swallowed the entire forest.

Example of personification.

• These gray geese gaggled.

• The shadow of the moon danced on the lake.

• Action’s speak louder than words.

• Buzz Buzz.

Example of a simile.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.

• The fire swallowed the entire forest.

• You’re as cold as ice.

• My hair is turning gray because I am so stressed out.