Figurative language

“. . . she tried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach.” — Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott

Identify the figure of speech.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.”William Shakespeare

Identify the comparison used.

• Adjective

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The cave mouth yawned.

What figurative language is used here?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The smell of baking muffins welcomed us inside.

Identify the figure of speech.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“. . . and snow lay here and there in patches in the hollow of the banks, like a lady’s gloves forgotten.” — Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, by R. D. Blackmore

What comparison is used here?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”Marcel Proust

What figurative language has been used here?

• Metaphor

• Metaphore

• Similie

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Kate inched over her own thoughts like a measuring worm.” — East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

Figure of speech?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

“I am the good shepherd, … and I lay down my life for the sheep.”The Bible, John 10:14-15

What type of comparison is this?

• Adjective

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The stars winked in the night sky.

What figure of speech is this?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“The water made a sound like kittens lapping.” — The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

What do we call this kind of comparison?

• Similie

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D