Figurative language

Kisses are roses in the spring.

He is as funny as a monkey.

The sack fell into the river with a splash.

But a better butter makes a batter better.

His kisses are like roses.

I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t she?

Shelley sells shells by the sea shore.

My mouth was as dry as a bone.

The wind whispered through dry grass.

You could've knocked me over with a feather.

Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.

The sheep went BAHHHH!

We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait for others to awaken.

Incorporating a red rose in your writing to symbolize love.

Watching that movie was like watching grass grow.

The sky was full of dancing stars.

Foolish wisdom

The tall girl stood out like a sore thumb.

You are my sunshine.

She is as heavy as an elephant!

It was as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

It's a slow burg. I spent a couple of weeks there one day.

The vines wove their delicate fingers together.

Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.

She's so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.

Time is money.

Incorporating the colour black in your writing as a symbol for evil or death.

If we play our cards right, we may be able to find out when those whales are being released.

America is a melting pot.

I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet.

My mouth was as dry as a bone.

You could've knocked me over with a feather.

The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.

Using a chalkboard to represent education.

They fought like cats and dogs.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

A big bully beats a baby boy.

I went home and made the biggest sandwich of all time.

If seen from above the factory, the workers would have looked like clock parts.

I'm a big fan of whiteboards. I find them quite re-markable.

She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.

The buses can be impatient around here.

My dad is always working.

Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.

I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.

The sorry engine wheezed its death cough.

Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.