Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, & Personification

Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The dog’s eyes were as black as coal.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
His parents always told him that life was a rollercoaster and to jump on.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.
• Language that means exactly what the words say.
• Language full of descriptive words
• Language used for comparing and contrasting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

My bed called to me.

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

My brother is a boiling pot of madness.

• simile
• metaphor
• personifcation
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

I spent an eternity working my my language arts project.

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3