3rd Grade Figurative Language

Two or more words starting with the same sound:

He clattered and clanked as he washed the dishes

comparison using "like" or "as"

The flowers were crying for my attention

Writing about something as if it were really something else

They twirl through the trek tumbling towards the tide

The sea is a diamond as it sparkles in the sun

I have a ton of work to do this weekend

Giving human characteristics to non-living things

Silly Sally sat on the shore selling sealshells is an example of

She ran as fast as a cheetah to the store

A word that imitates the sound it represents is known as:

My teacher is so old she is mentioned in the time of dinosaurs

The pond was a crystal mirror reflecting the sun's rays on the cold winter's morning

comparison not using "like" or "as"

He was shaking like a 50 cent ladder

an extreme exaggeration