Figurative Language/Poetic Devices

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as" is called a

• metaphor

• pun

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" is called a

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

"The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds" is an example of -

• hyperbole

• pun

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect is called -

• pun

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Pop!" and "Splat!" are examples of -

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of a -

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Freezer Burn" is an example of an -

• onomatopoeia

• pun

• simile

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"He drew a line as straight as an arrow" is a -

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The wheat field was a sea of gold" is an example of a -

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"His leaving was bittersweet" is an example of an -

• simile

• idiom

• oxymoron

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A