Figurative Language
Simile,Metaphor,Personification,Idiom,Hyperbole
Simile
Definition-comparing two things using like or as
Ex:John is as slow as a snail.
Metaphor
Definition-A word or phrase is applied in an object or action that does not have a literal applicable.
Ex:Mark has fallen through the a trapdoor of depression.
Personification
Definition-Giving human capabilities to non human objects.
Ex:The leaves danced across the street.
Idiom
Definition-A word or phase with the same sound.
Ex: She sold seashells at the seashore.
Hyperbole
Definition-A extreme exaggeration.
Ex: You told me that story a million times.
The greatest baseball games ever
It was the first game of the season and it was as hot as a sauna(Simile).I watched the pitcher and know that it would be a piece of cake to hit off him(Idiom).Once I got in the batters box The pitch came in and it danced in the sky(Personification).I felt like a million years till the ball hit the ground(Hyperbole).The next batter hit a base hit to give him a walk off hit(Metaphor).