Figurative Language

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• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

His schoolwork never spilled over into his free time.

• simile

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Her hair was like a nest.

• hyperbole

• adage

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The situation between Nick and Mrs. Granger was like a chess game.

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Her eyes were as dark as the color of a thundercloud.

• proverb

• repetition

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I think they were just testing the waters.

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Nick was dying of curiosity.

• personification

• hyperbole

• adage

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Alice was wrapping up the story.

• repetition

• alliteration

• proverb

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

He was used to being in the middle of trouble.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• adage

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Look it up" was her battle cry.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• adage

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D