Figurative Language

The river spills over rocks and whispers to me-
Kawishiwee...Kawishiwee-
and rushes on to anywhere.
This is an example of: 

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile

The snow is a white blanket.
This is an example of: 

• personification 
• metaphor 
• simile

Gaslights bloomed on the new streets
like flowers, and lit with a "Pop!" at night.
This has examples of: 

• simile and onomatopoeia
• metaphor and simile
• personification and simile

Like a house on stilts,
a bull moose stands in the shallows.
This is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• personification

Children and dogs and houses bloom
like crowded flowers,
This is an example of: 

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Kisses are the flowers of affection.
This is an example of: 

• metaphor
• simile
• personification

On the way up north to the cabin,
the sunshine sits in my lap all morning. 
This is an example of: 

• personification
• metaphor 
• simile

“It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped,
And whirr when it stood still.
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will.”
This has examples of: 

• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• personification

Dusk prepares for the great
celebration of night.
This is an example of: 

• personification 
• metaphor 
• simile

Dawn is like a seed
that will grow into daylight.
This is an example of: 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration