Figurative Language

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• simile and personification

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The camera loves me!" What kind of figurative language?

• apostrophe

• oxymoron

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"A cup of coffee would not be unwelcome."

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• personification

• litotes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The captain shouted, "All hands on deck!"

• apostrophe

• paradox

• synecdoche

• analogy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

• metaphor

• analogy

• oxymoron

• meiosis

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She was sad because her cat had to be put to sleep.

• hyperbole

• euphemism

• litotes

• metonymy

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"At his words, the people became so silent you could hear a beating heart from across the room."

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• idiom

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A