Figurative Language

He was so strong, he could chop the tree down with one swing of his axe.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

The sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.

• Simile

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• Hyperbole

• Personification

“Do you ever feel like a plastic bag / Drifting through the wind…/ Do you know that there’s still a chance for you / ‘Cause there’s a spark in you… / ‘Cause baby you’re a firework” - Firework by Katy Perry

• Simile/ Simile

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• Hyperbole/ Simile

• Personification/ Hyperbole

“I’d catch a grenade for you / Throw my head on a blade for you / I’d jump in front of a train for you.”

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification/ Hyperbole

My friend is as sweet as __________________________________