Figurative Language 2

Laughter is the music of the soul.

Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song.

Mr. Troop killed the class with his joke.

The phone awakened with a mighty ring.

The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.

“Food?” Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a pop tart

Success is a bastard as it has many fathers, and failure is an orphan, with no takers.

Geico - It's so easy, a caveman can do it.

Her eyes were fireflies.

She hung her head like a dying flower.

Which kind of figurative language makes a direct comparison between two unlike things.

Jonathan never stops talking.

He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door.

Which kind of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?

I was so tired, you could of knocked me over with a feather .

Which kind of figurative language makes huge exaggerations to increase the effect of a phrase?

It was so cold, polar bears were wearing jackets.

The storm attacked the town with great rage.

He spit out his tooth like a watermelon seed.

Which kind of figurative language makes comparisons using "like" or "as"

Her smile was a mile wide.

Drop a check as heavy as anvils.

My dreams are flowers to which you are a bee

Mr. Troop is older than dirt.

My mom is going to kill me.

The fire ran wild.