Fun Figures of Speech

What are figures of speech ?

• Sentences, phrases or words that create images or "mind pictures" and are not meant literally.

• Using numbers when we speak.

• Counting in a specific language.

• Drawing pictures while we speak.

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal"

This sentence is an example of:

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

"the leaves danced in the wind"
This sentence is an example of:

• alliteration
• metaphor
• personification
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"rain races, ripping and restless in its rage"

This sentence is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• assonance

• alliteration

"hear the mellow wedding bells"

This sentence is an example of :

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• hyperbole

"He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm."
This sentence is an example of :

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following statements is a personification?

• The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.

• The sun is a ball of fire.

• His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favourite vase.

• The baby is as meek as a lamb.

The camel is the ship of the desert.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Select the correct definition of a metaphor?

• A picture to describe a word.

• The name of a planet.

• the repetition of a word.

• A comparison without the use of as or like.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of personification?

• Autumn arrived in his coat of orange leaves.

• He is a Bill Gates.

• Football fever fuels fans.

• The sky exploded with a crash.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A