Figurative Language

Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

Their thoughts were like golden birds.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

Fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

The sound of your breath is music of which I will not tire.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Identify the type of figurative language being used in the sentence.

After she left, the sun never shined again.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

The night sky was a loom threaded with darkness.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

My room is a disaster zone.

• Construction it happening in my room.

• My room is clean.

• My room is messy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My friend has a heart of gold.

• My friends is kind and helps everyone.

• My friend is mean.

• My friend's heart is made of real gold.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

The girl stood out like a sore thumb in the group of boys.

• The girls thumb was sore.

• The girl stood out in front of the group of boys.

• The girl was in the wrong line.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which one of the following is NOT a metaphor?

• Silence is golden, speech is silver.

• Don't be such a mouse!

• She eats like a pig!

• He's just an old goat!

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the meaning of the following metaphor:

Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.

• The U.S. military needed to go grocery shopping.

• She wanted to join the military instead of going grocery shopping.

• She brought a lot of children to the grocery store.

• She wished she could go shoe shopping instead.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7