Figurative Language Review

SIMILE!

My younger brother is as slow as a sloth in the morning.

Comparing the brother to a slot using "as"

HYBERBOLE!

I’m so nervous that I think I’m going to have a heart attack!

Exaggerating how nervous they are - they aren't really going to have a heart attack.

METAPHOR!

Brooke is a ray of sunshine in my life. 

Comparing the girl to how a ray of sunshine can make your day bright and you feel happy.

ALLITERATION!

Robby raced down the road in red roller blades.

The beginning sound "r" is repeating in the sentence.

ONOMATOPOEIA!

Water plops into the lake during the afternoon rain shower.

The word "plops" is a word that imitates the sound plop.

PERSONIFICATION!

After David's big hit, the baseball screamed all the way to the outfield.

Giving the baseball a human characteristic. Baseballs cannot really scream.