figurative language

The nurses always gave it 200%!

The doctor’s care was out of this world.

The carer was as gentle as a dove.

The man was as tall as a skyscraper.

'My shoes are killing me!'

Her heart is gold.

Comparing two things with the words like

or as

“She is as cute as a bunny. “

“Last night, I slept like a log.”

Comparing two things WITHOUT the words

like or as. Use words like “is” or “was.”

“The snow is a white blanket.”

“Her long hair was a flowing golden river.”

Giving non-human things the qualities or

actions of a human

“The sun smiled down on me.”

“The brownie invited me with a delicious smell.”

An exaggeration

“I was waiting FOREVER for my friend to

arrive.”

“He’s as skinny as a toothpick.”