Figurative Language and Rhyme Flashcard

Front

Identify the simile: The clouds were cotton balls, Her smile was as bright as the sun, The wind whispered, Time is a thief.

Back

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Front

Identify the metaphor: The classroom was a zoo.

Back

The classroom was a zoo.

Front

Example of personification:

Back

The leaves danced in the wind.

Front

Root word 'liter' meaning?

Back

Letter

Front

Root word 'figur' means?

Back

Shape

Front

Rhyme scheme of the stanza: "The sun is shining bright, The sky is clear and blue, The birds are taking flight, The flowers bloom anew."

Back

ABAB

Front

Rhyme scheme of the stanza: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky."

Back

AABB

Front

Figurative language example: The night was as dark as coal.

Back

The night was as dark as coal.

Front

Identify the simile describing an action.

Back

He fought like a lion.