Figurative Language Pretest

The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.

• metaphor

• hyperebole

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

• onomatopeia

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Charming children chat in the corner.

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

We had to wait forever!

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

My life is a dream of wonders.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

It really burned me up when you yelled at me.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.RL.5.4

He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

She gave birth to me, raised me and provided for me from an infant… Maybe I owe her one.

• hyperbole

• understatement

• metaphor

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is a play on words?

• Allusion

• Pun

• Idiom

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word means an overused expression?

• Cliche

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4