Figurative language

Front

Hungry enough to eat the plate

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Father as sun and moon

Back

Metaphor

Front

My mouth was as dry as a bone

Back

Simile

Front

Silly sally sang a silly summer song

Back

Alliteration

Front

BAM! The door shut behind me.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Tired after school, I slept for a month.

Back

Hyperbole

Front

The curtain waved with the wind.

Back

Personification

Front

Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop - rain on the roof

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.

Back

Simile

Front

Stand out like a sore thumb

Back

Simile