Figurative Language Terms

The tiny red ant climbed up the broken limb. Which sense is being described?

• Sight

• Sound

• Smell

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Language that appeals to the senses

• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.

• Sight
• Sound
• Touch 
• Taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Is this imagery?
They ate food

• Yes
• No
• No clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted

• Theme

• Simile

• Imagery

• Sound Devices

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

red, silky, dew-covered, bright

• sound
• smell
• touch
• sight

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping

• smell

• sight

• hearing

• touch

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

spicy, tangy, salty, sweet, sour, bitter

• smell

• touch

• taste

• hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

• taste
• sound
• sight
• smell

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The fragrance of the flowers filled the air."
What sense created the image?

• touch
• smell
• sight
• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4