The bathroom sink drips, drips, drips.

It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the reader’s head using words that appeal to the five senses.

Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

The use of words to imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions that they refer to.

Comparing two unlike things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common

Hold your horses!

"She can feed the entire neighborhood" is an example of...

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

Her hair was as dark as night.

I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

"Smash", when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

A literary device that evokes a sensory experience or creates a picture in the mind of the reader.