Figurative Language

Simile ExamplesThey are like two peas in a pod (identical)As blind as a bat (can't see very well at all)As busy as a bee (very busy)As cold as a fish (unemotional)As clean as a whistle (very clean)As clear as mud (ironic; not clear at all)As cool as a cucumber (stays calm)As delicate as a flower (fragile)As easy as ABC (very simple)Fit as a fiddle (very healthy)Free as a bird (free to go anywhere)Fresh as a daisy (clean and fresh)As gentle as a lamb (very gentle)Good as gold (very good)Red as a beet (embarrassed)As light as a feather (light in weight)As plain as day (clear to see)As quick as a wink (happens in a short amount of time)

Sleep like a baby (sleeping soundly)As silly as a goose (very foolish)As hard as nails (tough or difficult)As slow as molasses (moves very slowly)As old as the hills (very old)Run like the wind (run very quickly)Sick as a dog (very sick)As slippery as a fish (not trustworthy)Sly as a fox (a clever/tricky person)As smooth as silk (very smooth)Snug as a bug in a rug (comfortable/warm) Strong as an ox (very strong)Sturdy as an oak tree (very strong)As stubborn as a mule (very obstinate)Sweet as honey (very sweet)Tall as a tree (very tall)Thick as a brick (not very smart)As tough as nails (very tough)As wise as an owl (very wise)

You are my sunshine.It’s raining cats and dogs.Life is a rollercoaster.America is a melting pot.The world is a stage.My kid’s room is a disaster.Time is money.She cut him down with her words.The teacher planted the seed of wisdom.The clouds sailed across the sky.Laughter is the music of the soul.The peaceful lake was a mirror.

Your brain is a computer.He is a night owl.A blanket of snow covered the ground.The park was a lake after the rain.The lawn is a green carpet.The stars are sparkling diamonds.My brother is a couch potato.He was feeling blue.He has a broken heart.She has a bubbly personality.She is a shining star.Books are the keys to your imagination.The road was a ribbon, stretching across the desert.

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Personification

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• It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.• I had a ton of chores to do.• This car goes faster than the speed of

light.• Our new house cost a bazillion dollars.• The car is as fast as greased lightning.• He's got tons of video games.• You could have knocked me over with a

feather.• Grandpa is older than dirt.• My mom is going to kill me for failing

that test.• That was the easiest test in the world.

• I have told you a million times not to do that.

• We used to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.

• He is the best player of all time.• It is so hot you could fry an egg on the

sidewalk.• You are walking slower than a snail.• Everybody knows that.• His stomach is a bottomless pit.• Her smile was a mile wide.• We waited for centuries for the latest

game to be released.• It will only take me two seconds to get

there.• The mall is large enough to have its own

zip code.

•A T & T - Reach out and touch someone.

•Citi - Citi never sleeps.

•Disneyland - The happiest place on earth.

•Energizer - Keeps going and going and going.

•Geico - It's so easy, a caveman can do it.

•Oscar Meyer - It doesn't get better than this.

•Sherwin Williams - Cover the earth.

•Visa - It’s everywhere you want to be.