Figurative Language Practice

A comparison between 2 things using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Roses are red, violets are blue, you look at me, and I look at you.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• rhyme

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The use of words which sound like the objects or actions they refer to

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Mr. Dunne devoured the delicious Dunkin Donuts donut.

• personification

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A phrase that doesn't really mean what it says.

• idiom

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

My mom said, "I've told you a million times! Clean your room!"

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison between 2 things without using the words like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Using descriptive words in writing to create an image in your head.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The firework exploded with a BANG!

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B