Halloween Figurative Language Station

The boy turned as green as grass after he ate a dozen chocolate bars.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

As the storm raged outside, the long branches from the tree hoped they wouldn't bend and break.

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Sally screamed when her sister shook the scary scarecrow in her face.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the zombie moved, Bobby screamed so loud the people in the next town could hear him!

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The candle in the jack-o-lantern shimmered like a thousand little twinkling lights.

• mettaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Bang! The door slammed behind Katy when she ran in the house after trick-or-treating.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

My eyes bugged out of my head when I saw the scary costumes at the haunted house.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Looking at the group of mummies walking down the street, the boy was a statue.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The kids were thrilled to have a million pieces of candy in their Halloween treat bags!

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The graves stared up at us as we ran through the cemetery to get home.

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A