Figurative Language - "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

"He was a mongoose like a little cat in his fur...like a weasel in his head and habits..."

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"I am death..."

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

" ...fluff his tail till it looked like a bottle brush..."

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"tongue to tail"

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"wicked wife"

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"clucking"

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"swayed to and fro as a dandelion tuft sways in the wind"

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"He is the town crier."

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"pleasant to be patted and petted"

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"hiss"

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3