Hunger Games - Figurative Language

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“...I always take a moment to listen carefully for the hum that means the fence is live. Right now, it’s silent as a stone.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“So I learned to hold my tongue…”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“Attendance is mandatory unless you are on death’s door.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“The camera crews, perched like buzzards on rooftops, only add to the effect.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land…”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“...right now District 12 is the laughingstock of Panem, and he knows it.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“The community home would crush her like a bug.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Hyperbole - An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

  EX: I ate a million pieces of cake today..

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify which type of figurative language is being used below.

“You know your mentor is your lifeline to the world in these Games.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Metaphor - a comparison without using “like” or “as”.

  Ex: She is a sly fox.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3