metaphor : Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks., The snow was a white blanket., He is a shining star., The children were flowers in a garden of hope.., The calm lake was a mirror., comparting two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as, simile: Her face was as red as an apple., His angry stare was like a laser piercing through my skin., She is as sweet as pie., She was as calm as a windless sunrise., His hair stuck out like a porcupine.ad ., comparing two unlike things using either like or as, personification : Lightning danced in the sky., The wind howled at night., The ocean air welcomed them., The pie was calling her name., The alarm clock screamed at me., giving non-human objects/animals the ability to things humans can do, onomatopoeia: Whoosh! The paper blew from my desk., Kapow! The fireworks show began., Oomph! The boy caught the football right in the gut. , sounds in the form of words , hyperbole: I've told you a million times to stop., He is the nicest kid in the world., I could eat an elephant., This bag weighs a ton., He runs faster than a rocket., an extreme exaggeration , alliteration: The crow cackled in the tree., The wind whipped in the wintery night., Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shore., the repetition of beginning sounds in two or more neighboring words ,

Figurative Language Practice

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