Figurative language

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• simile and personification
• personification
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.

• Idiom
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.

• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Metaphor

When you describe something by comparing it with something else you are using...

• Verbs
• Figurative Language
• Nouns
• Personification

"She is stubborn as a mule!" is an example of a....

• Metaphor
• Personifcation
• Simile
• Hyperbole

"His temper was as explosive as a volcano" is an example of...

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Personifcation 

Which is NOT an example of figurative language?

• Personifcation

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Adjectives