Mike is like a bear

That boy is a pig

six swans went to swim in the sea

titanic was said to be unsinkable but sank on its first voyage

the audience know that the killer is hiding in a closet in a scary movie but the actors do not

refers to what is said is different to what is being meant

is extreme exaggeration used to achieve an effect or emphasis

when i was a child, i spoke as a child, understood as a child, i thought as a child.

war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength

a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for something closely associated with it

the shiny moon made my eyes go blink! blink!

that boy is messy as a pig

descriptive writing that appeals to the senses

passed away instead of died