Figurative Language- Cinco de Mayo

The kids were wild animals grabbing the candy as fast as they could!

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

The maracas sounded like a rattlesnake.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

Breaking the piñata was a piece of cake.

• simile

• alliteration

• idiom

• metaphor

The candy spilled out of the piñata like a river.

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

• simile

The piñata begged for the kids to hit it!

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

Crack! The stick hit the piñata and broke it open.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

There were a million pieces of candy inside the piñata!

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Pedro practically packed the piñata to the top.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

Mexico celebrates their military on May 5th .

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

We waved our Mexican flags wildly in the wind.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia