Figurative language examples

Mom made muffins on Saturday morning at the crack of dawn.

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Last July, I was melting like a snowcone in Phoenix it was so hot!

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The rough, red brick was scratchy as it scraped our knuckles.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

My phone jumped out of my hands and smashed on the ground.

• imagery

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The lazy leopard lounged in the sun while its mate was out hunting for food.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which example is NOT a metaphor?

• My dog is sweet, smelly, and full of energy!

• My students are angels when there is an assembly.

• My purse is a black hole, weighs a ton, and it's filled with too many books.

• My room is a sanctuary at the end of the day and it's my favorite place to be.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The raindrops went plop, plop, plop all over my head.

• alliteration

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which one of these is personification?

• The baby tiger cub roared when it was hungry.

• The tornado ripped the roof off of the little cottage.

• The calico cat scratched the little girl when she accidentally stepped on its tail.

• The rainbow smiled down on us after the rainstorm ended.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

I do not have a green thumb when it comes to gardening.

• simile

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When we were talking during the test, our teacher warned us we were skating on thin ice.

• hyperbole

• simile

• idiom

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B