Figurative Language Practice

Pick out the simile.

• She is just like a race car because she is so fast!

• She is a race car speeding in the wind.

• She has a race car that winks at her each time she passes it.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick out the personification.

• The tree is like a ghost to peer at.

• The tree swayed in the wind dancing to the music at night.

• The tree is an old man to me.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Pick out the allusion.

• The angry girl was like thunder as she glared at me.

• The furious man was thunder as he passed.

• As she looked at me , I thought the snakes in her head would turn me to stone any minute.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Pick out the metaphor.

• Mrs. Harper was like a whole bottle of perfume she smelled so good.

• Mrs. Worth was as smart as a school book.

• Mrs. Cannon was like a peach.

• Dr. Tucker was an oak tree standing tall.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick out the alliteration.

• Silly, Silly, Snakes , Snakes

• Peter was like a walking radio everywhere he went as he belted out the tune.

• Silly Snakes Slither Sometimes on Saturdays

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Pick out the hyperbole.

• The lesson was like a long winded train that we couldn't wait to go by.

• The lesson is going to go on forever, and it will keep going until the end of time.

• The lesson was a train stuck on the tracks.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

If you think , think , think and listen , listen , listen- you may, may, may just pass the test.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Smile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Batson was clearly having a rough day. The children in her class were running around the classroom and screaming. There were toys and art supplies everywhere. Three children were pulling on her clothes and singing as loudly as they could. Mrs. Batson looked at the children and said “You’re driving me up the wall!” What form of figurative language is included in the passage?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Mindy just got a new job at a big company. She has been working like a dog! Her boss isn’t very nice and yells at her almost every day. Last week, he told her she needed to redo a big project that took her 2 weeks to do! Mindy said, “That is the last straw!” and quit her job! This short paragraph contained what form of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

She was so overly upset , and she couldn't sleep at night. When the alarm clock went off the next morning, her feet were like two heavy bricks that hit the floor. Her eyes were as heavy shades. What type of figurative language is included?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D