Figurative Language
They fought like cats and dogs.
simile
cat
cats
Tom reads novels. Jack reads comics.
Tom reads novels, but Jack reads comics.
She's got a heart of gold.
metaphor
bush
bushes
Mary was out of milk. She went to the store.
Mary was out of milk, so she went to the store.
That was a piece of cake!
idiom
shelf
shelves
We can go now. We can go later.
We can go now, or we can go later.
The wind whispered softly into the night.
personification
puppy
puppies
I made a promise. I have to see it through.
I made a promise, so I have to see it through.
Her smilie was a mile wide.
Hyperbole
goose
geese
He has to find a job. He is unemployed.
He has to find a job, for he is unemployed.