Figurative Language

This school is an asylum.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

My stomach did a backflip.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration
• repetition
• idiom
• hyperbole

I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.

• alliteration
• repetition
• idiom
• hyperbole

The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

I'm dying to see that movie.

• I can wait a little longer.
• I don't want to see the movie.
• I'm excited about seeing the movie.

After math class, Chou's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.

• Chou was feeling confused.
• Chou was feeling very confident.
• Chou is thinking about science class.

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• It was a clear, sunny day.
• The fog was thick.
• The fog was comfortable and cozy.

The room became an icebox every time the air conditioning went on.

• You must leave the refrigerator door open to stay cool.
• It is cold in the air conditioned room.
• It is hot inside the room.