The toothpicks were toy soldiers, ready to spear the appetizers
Alliteration
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Personification
Rain tapped on the window like a stranger in the night
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Piping hot pepperoni pizza would be perfect.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Bam! The window shattered into a trillion pieces.
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
You are grounded for the rest of your life!
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
The pimple on my nose is screaming for everyone's attention.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
onomatopoeia
The spider was suspended from its thread like an acrobat on a tightrope.
Alliteration
Simile
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Personification
His hands were vulture's claws
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Your room looks like a tornado went through it
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Music welcomed me with open arms
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Simile
Personification
Alliteration
The soda cracked open with a refreshing fizz
Alliteration
Onomatopoiea
Personification
Simile
Mrs. Franke's students are like artists, using words to paint the canvas
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
What is the purpose of figurative language?
It makes writing and speech more descriptive.
The writer uses it to SHOW rather than TELL an story.
It enhances writing and speech by giving it 'life'.
The reader or listener can create powerful mental images.
You can see the pimple on my nose half way around the world
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
All eyes on me!" exclaimed Mrs. Foell.
Hyperbole
Personificaiton
Idiom
Metaphor
You'd better zip your lips.
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Row, row, row your boat
Assonance
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Personification
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Idiom