Figurative Language / 5th

The pillow was like a marshmallow, puffy and soft

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of this personification?
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."

• Raindrops danced around on the table. 
• The rain hit the table and bounced off.
• The rain soaked the patio.
• The rain watered the plants.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Larry had a ton of homework to finish because he had been absent on Friday.

• Hyperbole
• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The snow was a blanket covering the ground.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• fuzzy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Sam sat on the shore watching the seahorses.

• idiom
• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

My mom said that I was on thin ice when I didn't clean my room when she told me to.

• Hyperbole
• Allusion
• Irony
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is an idiom?

• A comparison not using like or as
• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sounds repeated

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The fog crept silently over the valley blocking out the sun.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Irony
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Fruit is fuel for healthy body. 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

There was a loud bang when the door shut.

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• none

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5