Review: Figurative Language, Literary Devices

The cloud lazily drifted toward the mountains.

The child whined until Mom angrily yelled, "Put a sock in it!"

His words were knives hurled at his friend.

Todd vanished, yanked below the water's surface with his arms flailing like a rag doll.

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.

"It makes you wonder if shooting for stars is like darts in the dark"

It hit like a runaway train -- a train with jaws like two monstrous chain saws.

"worshipping the ground he walks on" is an example of what?

To him, summer meant tall glasses of frosted pink lemonade, the juicy sweetness of watermelon.

A commonly used phrase that's particular to a certain culture or group of people.

Ryan watches in awe as the ocean rises behind Todd and carries him in its huge, watery palm.

The beagle barked and bayed in the yard, bothering all the neighbors.

The good news was a beacon of light, illuminating the rest of my day.

I was so embarrassed: my face was on fire.

"You really are a chip off the old block," Kenny said to Max.

The stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears.

"A gooey, purplish mass of blubber and guts wriggling with maggots spilled onto the dark sand."

Language that appeals to one or more of your five senses is called what?

"While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping . . ."

I'm so tired I could sleep for a month straight!

The use of extreme exaggeration to make your point more dramatic.