Figurative Language

"The spicy spaghetti was delicious," contains an example of which type of literary device?

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Her teeth are pearls," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following statements is an example of personification?

• The house had heat

• Her eyes are like blue marbles.

• The sun kissed the dew off the grass.

• She's so tired; she could sleep for ten years.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following statements is an example of a hyperbole?

• The winter was wicked.

• His hands are baseball mitts.

• The bird's legs are like sticks.

• I am so tired; I could sleep for a million years.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following statements is an example of a simile?

• Go jump in a lake.

• She's as sweet as pie.

• Sally sold seashells by the seashore.

• The sun smiled upon us.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Words that are sounds like “SPLAT,” “BOOM,” or “SWOOSH” are examples of which type of literary device?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5