Figurative Language

If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,

• it is extremely cheap

• it is not worth the money

• it is very expensive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

If you feel under the weather,

• you feel frustrated

• you feel ill

• you feel sad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

If you hit the sack,

• you win the lottery

• you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

• you go to bed because you are very tired

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you are over the moon,

• you become serious about something

• you are very pleased about something

• you are very angry with someone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,

• I am going to study

• I am going to take a short break from studying

• I am going to throw my books away

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

If you say that something is a piece of cake,

• it is very good but very few people know it

• it is very easy to do

• it is very sweet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you let the cat out of the bag,

• you accidentally reveal a secret

• you create a problem

• you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If you go the extra mile,

• you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

• you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

• you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I could sleep for an hour.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4