Grade 5 Figurative Language

Front

Triana sings like a nightingale

Back

simile

Front

The moon is a lantern in the sky.

Back

metaphor

Front

Nikita is a fish when she swims

Back

metaphor

Front

He ran like the wind.

Back

simile

Front

Leaves waved at me.

Back

personification

Front

Raining cats and dogs outside.

Back

idiom

Front

Ms. Jen assigned a mountain of homework.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Her response was on point. She hit the nail on the head.

Back

idiom

Front

Studied for the test and passed with flying colors.

Back

idiom

Front

The trees danced in the breeze.

Back

personification