Figurative Language

Front

The boy writes as slow as molasses.

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

When Ms. Dempster is absent, the children behave like a circus.

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Chrystal is a kind girl with a heart of gold.

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Reading test was a piece of cake.

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Who let the cat out of the bag by telling the other students about the party?

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

The wind howled in the night.

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Alarm clock yells to get me out of bed.

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Mary's voice is music to my ears.

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

He is a walking encyclopedia.

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Back

Proverb or adage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B