Gift of the Magi - Figurative Language

"I couldn't have lived without giving you a present."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Life is made of sobs, sniffles, and smiles."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"And the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Della's hair is compared to the jewels of the Queen of Sheba.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Della leaped up like a little singed cat."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"Her hair fell rippling like a cascade of brown waters."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Jim's watch is compared to the jewels of King Solomon

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Jim had a sudden serious sweetness..."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy."

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"...her hair made her look wonderfully like a truant school boy."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5