Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onom.

Bob is the shining star of the high school football team. The team is made up of 20 high school boys. They are going to the state high school football tournament this upcoming weekend. Bob and his team are hoping for the sweet smell of success! If they win, they will go to Mexico!

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Naomi is a proficient swimmer. She swims like a fish! Naomi has been swimming for 10 years and has won over 20 tournaments! Someday, Naomi is hoping to compete in the Olympics as a swimmer. Her arms are as hard as rocks from swimming laps in the pool.

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

After Ashley's older brother moved away to college, she got her family's old car. Her brother always joked that the original owners must have hunted dinosaurs with the vehicle, but Ashley is just excited to have wheels!

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Jackie had been working on a project for the Science Fair for the entire week! She carefully placed her Baking Soda Volcano on the table for her presentation with shaking hands. As she poured the vinegar into the opening, the fizz and pops of the reaction created a huge smile on her face and applause from the class!

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I slammed the door closed and dropped my sopping wet bookbag on the floor. My hair was sopping wet, and my sweatshirt weighed a thousand pounds. "It seems like it's raining an entire ocean outside. Huh, son?" yelled my dad from the kitchen.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

His feet squelched in the mud as he gently walked through the marsh grass. The hermit crabs were scuttling around his feet, dashing for protection. The buzz and hum of the mosquitos was irritating, but Joey was in his happy place.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Molly and Matt are siblings. Everybody thinks Molly is a real peach! She has many friends and is always busy doing things to help her family. Matt is a night owl, so he sleeps all morning. He never helps his family do chores around the house! Matt always gets in trouble.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Suzannah stood in the wings, her heart beating like a bass drum. She counted along with the music to anticipate her entrance. As her solo came, she leapt onto the stage as gracefully as a swan!

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The car sputtered and whined as it climed the steep driveway to the old house. The wind whispered warnings as it whipped through the cracks in the once beautiful building.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The chipmunk chattered away with its neighbor, the bird. They had to be chatting about the news of upcoming spring!

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A