Holiday Figurative Language

At night, the Christmas lights were bright as day.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sun was a stove, melting the ice from the roads.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The deals on Christmas gifts were a steal. What does that mean?

• The gifts were expensive

• The gifts were small

• The gifts were cheap

• The gifts were stolen

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

After Christmas Day, Anna slept like a log. What does that mean?

• She slept on a log

• She slept very hard

• She slept very soft

• She didn't sleep

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The week before Christmas, my mom was a busy bee baking, shopping and cooking.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Kids try to be sweet as candy leading up to Christmas to get on Santa's good list.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The fire roared like a wild lion.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Lyric: "Folks dressed up like Eskimos. What does this mean?

• Folks in Igloos

• Dressed for cold weather

• Dressed for warm weather

• Dressed in rain gear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Lyric: City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. What does this mean?

• Sidewalks busy with people

• Sidewalks in dressy clothes

• Sidewalks decorated for the holidays

• Sidewalks with clothes left on the street

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Lyric: You are a bad banana with a greasy black peel.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D