Figurative Language

boom, hoot, splash

one-man band

She was bending over backwards to help me.

as straight as an arrow

Boom!

home+/dump-

pink and purple popsicles

keep/retain

The wind whispered secrets to his friends.

The city was a jungle.

as sly as a fox

dim/bright

Paula plays pinochle with Patrick.

I was a sheepdog with my long, shaggy hair.

The cup danced joyfully across the table.

She was humming a song.

open secret

His heart was a block of ice.

It took a million years to finish my homework.

lucky lady

heavy as a rock

Everyone knows that!

thundering silence

Bob, toot, noon

The roof rose up and down with all that music playing.

as cute as a kitten