Figurative Language

What is the following sentence an example of? I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She was so pretty my eyes popped out!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is as tall as a tree!
• He is the tallest man in the world!
• He is taller than my dad!
• He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• He is super fast.
• He is as fast as a cheetah.
• He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
• He was a cheetah running in the race.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B