Figurative Language
"Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary" is an example of
alliteration
"The river rushed rapidly over the rocks." is an example of...
alliteration
"frame thy fearful symmetry" is an example of
alliteration
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words
alliteration
"Best thing since sliced bread" is an example of...
idiom
"Can't judge a book by it's cover" is an example of...
idiom
"Cry over spilled milk" is an example of...
idiom
"Don't bite off more than you can chew!" is an example of...
idiom
"Don't cut corners!" is an example of...
idiom
"I'll give you a taste of your own medicine" is an example of...
idiom
"Just take it with a grain of salt" is an example of...
idiom
"That only happens once in a blue moon." is an example of...
idiom
"You just hit the nail on the head!" is an example of...
idiom
"You're throwing your money down the drain!" is an example of...
idiom
A cultural phrase that doesn't make sense if translated literally
idiom
"The classroom was a zoo." is an example of...
metaphor
"The hospital was a refrigerator." is an example of...
metaphor
"The snow is a white blanket." is an example of...
metaphor
Comparing two unlike things by saying they are the SAME
metaphor
"At the drop of the hat" is an example of...
idiom
If I don't get a nap, I will die!
hyperbole
It was so cold that even the polar bears were wearing jackets!
hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
hyperbole
"Lightning danced across the sky." is an example of
personification
"My alarm clock yells at me every morning." is an example of...
personification
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name." is an example of
personification
"The wind sang" is an example of...
personification
Giving inhuman things human qualities
personification
"He is as strong as an ox." is an example of...
simile
"They fought like cats and dogs." is an example of...
simile
"You were as brave as a lion." is an example of...
simile
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
simile
