figurative language

My heart is pounding

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Ka-Pow!

• 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

Nick's idea was a thought grenade!

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• proverb

• repetition

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She turned up her eyes.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

• adage

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Mind your P's and Q's.

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I think they were just testing the waters.

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B