Antioch 4th Grade Figurative Language Competition

Which example uses a simile?

• The boy was as strong as an ox.

• The boy was an ox.

• Ben bakes dog bones for his dog Biscuit.

• I like grapes.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence uses alliteration?

• Becky likes her donuts as big as her face.

• Dan heard a loud BOOM! coming from the garage.

• Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.

• The ball tapped each step it passed down the staircase.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which sentence uses an idiom?

• She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

• Lightening danced across the sky.

• The world is a stage.

• Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which sentence uses personification?

• The ox ran as fast as a cheetah.

• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

• He was like an animal.

• Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

• He was as big as a tree.

• Cross your fingers.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which sentence is a hyperbole?

• America is a melting pot.

• I'm all ears.

• Your skin is as soft as silk.

• The car complained when she turned the engine on.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which sentences uses an onomatopoeia?

• The car crashed into a tree as tall as a giant.

• Bees buzz from flower to flower collecting nectar.

• The water rushed down the stream.

• Larry's lizard likes lounging in the sun

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which sentence uses a simile?

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• The dog barked at the squirrel.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• That shopping trip cost me a million dollars.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence uses an alliteration?

• She cracked a book open during free time.

• The wildfire ran through the forest at an amazing speed.

• We roasted marshmallows over the crackling fire.

• Seven sisters slept soundly on the sand.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which sentence uses a hyperbole?

• Next Friday is never going to arrive.

• My teacher is a dragon.

• Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping as a career.

• The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A