Celebrate December with these December Holiday-Themed Figurative Language examples.
Figurative language is a fun way to incorporate a variety of holidays and celebrations into the classroom. By using a range of figurative language examples, students can learn about holidays they might be less familiar with while also building excitement for the holidays they personally celebrate.
In this post, we’ll focus on the December holidays. Although we didn’t have time to cover every December holiday, we were able to concentrate on three: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
The goal of this post is to provide a variety of figurative language examples that you can use in your classroom throughout December to both celebrate and recognize these holidays.
You’ll find 40 December holiday-themed figurative language examples in this post. These examples are categorized by type, including onomatopoeia, simile, personification, alliteration, idioms, hyperbole, and metaphors.
For more ideas on how to celebrate the December holidays, check out this blog post!
40 December Holiday-Themed Figurative Language Examples
December Holidays Onomatopoeia Examples
- The jingling bells arrived before the sleigh turned the corner.
- The fireplace crackled and snapped under the stocking-lined mantle.
- The wrapping paper crunched under the child’s feet as she ran to show her mom her new toy.
- She closed her eyes and listened to the tapping of the dreidel as it spun over the hardwood floor.
- The steps and claps of the dancers filled the air as we entered the Kwanzaa celebration.
December Holidays Simile Examples
- The children ran down the steps like a herd of cattle, eager to see what Santa had left them.
- The lively conversation of the family gathering flowed as freely as if it was the first day of school and everyone was catching up after a long summer away.
- The child carefully hung the ornaments on the tree as if one mistake might bring the whole thing to the ground.
- The boy smiled like he had won a medal as he carefully lit the next candle on the menorah.
- The table of vegetables near the Kinara was as vibrant as the rainbow and looked delicious!
December Holidays Personification Examples
- The bed groaned under the weight of the young child’s excited jumping as she woke her parents with the news that Santa had come.
- The whole house was alive with the sounds of music, talking, and laughter.
- The gingerbread cookies jumped off the plate as soon as she set them down.
- The dreidel danced as the children spun it round and round.
- A colorful breeze swept through the room as the ladies in their beautiful kaftans joined in the celebrations.
December Holidays Alliteration Examples
- The elves’ eager ears awaited the jingle that would signal the arrival of the one and only Santa Claus.
- The gingerbread house was covered completely by candies, cookies, and confections galore.
- The jingle jangle of the bells made the kids jump for joy in anticipation.
- Charley’s hand shook as she reached for the shining shamash in the middle of the menorah.
- The ears of colorful corn were carefully placed on the Mkeka mat to recognize each child of the family celebrating the holiday.
December Holidays Idiom Examples
- Time flew by as they sang carols and ate the delicious food.
- He found the toy was impossible to find, unlike the dolls, which were a dime a dozen.
- Madison scored some extra brownie points with Grandma by bringing her a fresh cup of hot cocoa with the perfect number of marshmallows.
- Her stomach was filled with butterflies, but she confidently proclaimed the blessings after lighting the candle.
- With all the new people joining their Kwanzaa celebration that year, they took a few moments to break the ice and learn a bit about their new guests.
December Holidays Hyperbole Examples
- In the eyes of the small child, the snowman was as tall as the sky.
- There seemed to be enough presents for five families.
- The gingerbread house looked like it would crumble into a thousand pieces under the weight of all the candy.
- Although she knew the child was having fun, Maggie was sure her fingers would fall off if she spun the dreidel even one more time.
- She was so tired after a full week of celebrating Kwanzaa that she felt like she would sleep for a week.
December Holidays Metaphor Examples
- The sleigh was a shooting star as it moved quickly across the night sky.
- The wreath, a reminder of the coming holiday, hung proudly on the door.
- His beard was his calling card, and as soon as he entered the room, they all knew exactly who he was.
- The menorah in the window is a reminder to all that this is a time to celebrate and remember.
- The Swahili principles are the centerpiece of the Kwanzaa celebration.
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