Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
Figurative Language 3
Figurative Language 4
Figurative Language 5
100
The roller coaster rose and twisted like a snake. 
Simile: A roller coaster is being compared to a snake. 
100
I am so hungry, that I could eat an entire horse. 
Hyperbole: They don't actually want to eat an entire horse. 
100
Hold your horses
Idiom: Slow down and wait. 
100
I listened to my mother hum a song while she made breakfast. 
Onomatopeia
100
The dog was as cuddly as a teddy bear. 
Simile: Dog is being compared to a teddy bear. 
200
The man with a hat is mad

Assonance

The man with a hat is mad

200
My teeth were a blinding white.
Hyperbole: Teeth can't be shiny enough to blind you. 
200

Mammals named Sammy are clammy

Consonance 

Mammals named Sammy are clammy

200

Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in the sand

Alliteration:

Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in the sand

200

Hannah’s home has heat, hopefully

Alliteration

Hannah’s home has heat, hopefully

300
The new restaurant is called Garden of Eden
Allusion: It refers to the paradise from the Book of Genesis.
300
Don't eat in that tent. 

Consonance:

Don't eat in that tent. 

300
As she slept, she reminded me of Sleeping Beauty.
Allusion: It is making a reference to a Disney Princess/Fairy Tale. 
300

Her foot left a print on the carpet-

Consonance 

Her foot left a print on the carpet

300
Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets

Assonance 

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets


400

She cried crocodile tears

Idiom: She cried fake tears. 
400

As I opened the bottle, I heard the soda fizzle and pop

Onomatopeia: Fizzle and pop
400

Life is one giant, crazy roller coaster. 

Metaphor: Life is being compared to a roller coaster. 
400
His breath briefly walked in my hand before finally stopping forever. 
Personification: The breath is being personified as if it can walk. 
400

The garden was filled with an assortment of fiery red, blush pink, sunset orange and sunshine yellow roses. 

Imagery: Sight.
500
I think my dad woke up on the wrong side of the bed. 
Idiom: I think my dad is cranky. 
500
The horrid smell of garbage filled the air as I walked into the room. 
Imagery: Smell. 
500

The wind violently rocked the trees as the storm rampaged through the night.

Personification: The wind is being personified by rocking the trees and rampaging. 
500
Jenna's mouth is a giant metal factory. 
Metaphor: Jenna has braces. 
500
It only happens once in a blue moon. 
Idiom: It is something that almost never happens.
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