Figurative Language

"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using  like and as
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An exaggeration 
• Comparing two things without using like and as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air."
is an example of 

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance
• repetition
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis

• alliteration
• repetition
• assonance
• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"

• consonance
• hyperbole
• alliteration
• repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A