Figurative Language

What does this describe:

a figure of speech that says one thing is the same as something else (comparison)

• metaphor

• idom

• personification

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does this describe:

Two things are compared using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• idom

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What does this describe:

an exaggeration which couldn't possibly happen in real life

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does this describe:

a word that comes from a sound

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• idom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does this describe:

the act of giving human traits to objects, animals, or things

• idom

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which figurative language is this an example of:

Michael runs like a cheetah

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figurative language is this an example of:

The giraffe’s smile lit up the room

• Idom

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which figurative language is this an example of:

The boy ran faster than a lightening bolt.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Idom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which figurative language is this an example of:

The moon glowed like a light bulb

• Metaphor

• Idom

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which figurative language is this an example of:

This cupcake is a rainbow of flavors

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A