Figurative Language

Hold your horses!

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

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

The test was a walk in the park.

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

Her hair was as dark as night.

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?

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

A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics. Giving something nonhuman the qualities or traits of a human.

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

Extreme exaggeration to make a point.

The stars winked at me.

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

An expression of two or more words that mean something other than the actual or literal meaning.

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

The bathroom sink drips, drips, drips.

Silly sally sang a silly summer song. What type of figurative language is this sentence?

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

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

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

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables.

Silly Sally sang a sad song.

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

“My sister’s room is a pig pen” is an example of: