Figurative Language

What is a comparison using like or as?

• metaphor
• simile
• imagery
• cliche'

Time flies by! Is an example of....

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

I am as hungry as a bear! Is an example of ....

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ...... 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of ...... 

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom
• personification

BAM!  The door shut behind me. This is an example of ...... 

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• idiom

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ...... 

• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor
• simile

"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ...... 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What is an onomatopoeia?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
• A comparison using like or as
• A word that is a sound

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggeration
• A word that is a sound
• A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally