Figurative Language

Only the moon watched as the girl ran away from home in the middle of the night.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Our brains are like computers: capable of massive amounts of knowledge, but too often distracted by cat videos.

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a comparison made between things, which are essentially not alike?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

• Cliche
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high sundaes we were having for dessert.”

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as what?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

An image of the American flag represents patriotism. This is an example of what?

• Onomatopoeia
• Idiom
• Symbolism
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Onomatopoeia is...

• When the name of an action imitates the sound associated with it
• When the name of a person is not spelled how it sounds
• When the name of an action is the same name as the person who wrote the definition
• When the name of an action imitates the look associated with it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5