Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• I waited in line for 10 years!
• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Simile
• Personification

"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." 

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• I waited in line for 10 years!
• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor 
• Style

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Theme
• Plot
• Rhyme
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of _____________________.

• Style
• Plot
• Repetition
• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10