Figurative Language

alliteration

• Leslie likes lemonade on a sunny day.

• That is a pretty ugly sweater.

• She was blind as a bat.

• The cupcake was calling my name.

oxymoron

• Leslie likes lemonade on a sunny day.

• That is a pretty ugly sweater.

• She was blind as a bat.

• The cupcake was calling my name.

simile

• Leslie likes lemonade on a sunny day.

• That is a pretty ugly sweater.

• She was blind as a bat.

• The cupcake was calling my name.

personification

• Leslie likes lemonade on a sunny day.

• That is a pretty ugly sweater.

• She was blind as a bat.

• The cupcake was calling my name.

onomatopoeia

• The tiger's roar was ferocious.

• I've already told you a zillion times.

• The teacher was bending over backwards to help her students.

• She is a shining star.

hyperbole

• The tiger's roar was ferocious.

• I've already told you a zillion times.

• The teacher was bending over backwards to help her students.

• She is a shining star.

idiom

• The tiger's roar was ferocious.

• I've already told you a zillion times.

• The teacher was bending over backwards to help her students.

• She is a shining star.

metaphor

• The tiger's roar was ferocious.

• I've already told you a zillion times.

• The teacher was bending over backwards to help her students.

• She is a shining star.