Examples of Figurative Language

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Every photo in the album hides its secrets.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Soft and warm, the bed was an oasis.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

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

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

The sky wept tears of joy.

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• literal language

The brisk winter air bit at her lungs as she struggled to breathe.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

I'm as hungry as a bear in springtime.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

We waited in line forever to get BTS's autograph.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole