Literal and Figurative Language

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• simile and personification
• personification
• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.4

"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

The snow was as white as a cloud.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• fluffy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

The cupcake was as dry as the Sahara Desert.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• sunshine

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• icing

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4