Figurative Language

The snake hissed a warning to the hiker.

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• similie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Kathy couldn't bring her continuous coughing to a conclusion.

• imagery

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Betty's smile warmed him like hot tea on a cold winter night.

• repetition

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sun peeked in my window while the soft breeze tickled my nose.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A book is a passport to foreign lands.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The child was a gray as a ghost.

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The clouds threatened angrily.

• personification

• simile

• repetition

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

No, no, no, I won't let you go.

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

• imagery

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Woosh! The wind blew the umbrella right out of my hand.

• repetition

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5