FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FUN!

What is the meaning of this figurative language?
"Shine like a diamond."

• It's comparing someone to a diamond by using the word like.
• It's saying someone is shiny.
• It's comparing the sharpness of the diamond to someone.
• It's saying that everyone likes diamond.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The sun was beating down on me.

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• PERSONIFICATION

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

She drew a line as straight as an arrow.

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

• ALLITERATION

A flag wags like a fishhook there in the sky.

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

The clouds smiled down at me.

• HYPERBOLE

• OXYMORON

• PERSONIFICATION

• ALLITERATION

Splat!

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• ALLITERATION

• METAPHOR

• PERSONIFICATION

I have an ace up my sleeve.

• PERSONIFICATION

• OXYMORON

• IDIOM

• ALLITERATION

The wheat field was a sea of gold.

• IDIOM

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• ALLITERATION

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Early bird catches the worm.

• OXYMORON

• ALLITERATION

• HYPERBOLE

• IDIOM

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• ALLITERATION

• OXYMORON

• IDIOM

• HYPERBOLE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4