Which figurative languages uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make comparison?

Which figurative language uses words that indicate the opposite of what one meant to say?

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The wind _____________ through the trees. (personification)

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The room was filled with _____________ silence as they awaited the announcement. (irony)

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

I can hardly see the road because it’s ______________ cats and dogs. (idiom)

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Motorboats are _______________ all around the ocean, frightening the sea creatures away. (onomatopoeia)

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The CEO was really a wolf in sheep’s _______________. (idiom)

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Some of my biggest ______________ have also been my failures. (paradox)

Identify the figurative language used.

Time is a thief.

Identify the figurative language used.

I am so tired I could sleep for a year.

Identify the figurative language used.

The clock went tick-tock.

Identify the figurative language used.

When it’s pouring rain and someone says, “Perfect weather for a picnic, eh!”.

This uses extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point.

A figurative language that uses statements that contradicts itself.