Figurative Language - 7th grade

The sailboat was flying like the wind.

Giving human characteristics or qualities to non-living/non-human things.

a direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.

A direct comparison being made between two unlike things, using the word like or as.

In a house the size of a postage stamp lived a man as big as a barge.

Don't be a stick in the mud.

The bully cracked his knuckles.

Icy Hot

Actions speak louder than words.

A clause that contains double meaning.

Exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.

Using a word or group of words as they are defined.

"I'll be there in a second!"

I would walk a thousand miles if I could see you tonight.

Two opposite words paired together.

The ancient car groaned into third gear.