Figurative Language

The snow was as white as a cloud.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• fluffy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.

• simile
• metaphor
• personfication
• smelly

The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• Adele

"I could've died laughing when my brother slipped and fell on the slippery ice" is:

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 

• personification
• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

Josie enjoys hockey so much that she will play it at the drop of a hat. 

• when a hat is thrown down
• whenever she has a chance
• with the right uniform
• wearing a hat

Since Jo won the contest, she has been on top of the world.

• at the North Pole
• up in a rocket
• very happy
• sitting on a globe

The train screamed down the tracks. 

• Simile
• Alliteration 
• Metaphor
• Personification 

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks.