Figurative Language

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Assonance

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of _____________________.

• Style
• Plot
• Repetition
• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..

• Its actually raining cats and dogs outside
• It is raining 
• Its raining really hard outside
• The weather is perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor 
• Style

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Theme
• Plot
• Rhyme
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
• Telling the truth
• Comparing a rock to a island
• Break a leg

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The _________ of the movie Hunger Games starts with introducing a dystopian world. The main character volunteers to fight to the death in a match against 23 other teenagers to save her sister. 

• Theme
• Structure
• Style
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Rhythm
• Structure
• Style
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

“It's a piece of cake.”

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4