Figurative Language Examples

A _________ compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Like a silent thief, the dog crept into the kitchen.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I'm as hungry as a bear in springtime.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The sunshine was like a warm blanket on a cold and rainy night.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Cookies and cakes called to him from the display case, "Eat us up!"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

That hole is so deep it goes straight through to China!

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Every photo in the album hides its secrets.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Soft and warm, the bed was an oasis.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

My dad gave me a ton of chores to do this weekend, so I might die of exhaustion.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The sky wept tears of joy.

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4