Figurative Language and Imagery Review

This is an example of a simile
My father is a bear in the morning. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does this metaphor mean?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Her new car cost an arm and a leg. 

• personification
• metaphor
• idiom
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The car is a dinosaur, so we better buy a new one.
What is the meaning of the metaphor highlighted green? 

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.
• The car makes rude noises.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

"The fog crept across the lake", is an example of:

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personificati

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4