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Figurative Language
| Example | Type of Fig. Lang. |
|---|---|
| The tall girl stood out like a sore thumb. | simile |
| Mom said, "make your room as clean as a whistle." | simile |
| You are busy as a bee. | simile |
| The sun plays hide and seek with the clouds. | personification |
| The sun greeted me this morning. | personification |
| Sally sells seashells by the sea shore. | alliteration |
| You are my sunshine. | metaphor |
| America is a melting pot. | metaphor |
| He has a heart of stone. | metaphor |
| You're a couch potato. | metaphor |
| The world is my oyster. | metaphor |
| You could have knocked me over with a feather. | hyperbole |
| I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet. | hyperbole |
| You snore louder than a freight train. | hyperbole |
| I told you a million times to clean up your room. | hyperbole |
| The sky misses the sun at night. | personification |
| The sea acted out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle. | personification |
| I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti. | simile |
| The event was extravagant and expensive. | alliteration |
| The sheep should be in the shed. | alliteration |