Figurative Language

Furious, Sara stormed off and slammed her bedroom door.

At the county fair, Jeremy was not a happy camper.

Mark has more ideas about science than Ben Franklin.

Dad was almost as hairy as King Kong.

The water reflected colors like a rainbow.

The shelf seemed to actually grab the dust and hold on to it.

I heard the whoosh of the tennis racket as it sliced through the air.

I passed Spanish by the skin of my teeth.

The chair sat lonely in the corner of the room.

Math class can drag on for days.

You've already told me that story a million times.

Shelly gave me a heads up about the planned fire drill at school.

Everyone called Kate, Loren, and Emma the Three Musketeers.

The car's engine roared as the driver sped off.

You are the sunshine in my days.

I rode down the Red River on a raft.

Bethany could sleep through a tidal wave.

The toddlers sat in their booster seats like birds on a high line.

Chase sure was an Einstein today.

The toddler's eyes were sparkling gems.

Babysitting for the Jones family is running a three-ring circus.

Kelly shivered and her teeth chattered as she waited for the bus.

It felt like it took thousands of years to finish college.

The bouncing baby babbled as he drank his bottle.

When Cam was caught, I knew we were all in the same boat.

We felt as though Jack Frost had come to live with us.

Bryan's teeth are a car wreck.

Playing tag, Dean felt like a dog chasing its tail.

The wind whistled through the tree branches.

The floor boards moaned as I tiptoed across the room.

Tyler's room is a junk yard.

Mrs. White's math test was a piece of cake.

Let's stop at Dunkin Donuts on the way.

Finally, my temper exploded like a bomb.

My backpack weighed a ton.

The spicy food danced around my taste buds.