figurative language

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• simile and personification
• personification
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now. 

• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

He is as quiet as a mouse. 

• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Sally Sold Seashells by the Seashore

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The sun stretched its golden arms across the land.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A