Figurative language

Compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

An extreme exaggeration is called a...

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non- human things

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

The repetition of the beginning sounds in a series of words is called...

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

• figurative

• literal

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of a ...

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

"Who let the cat out of the bag?" is an example of a...

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

"Her voice was music to my ears" is an example of a...

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

"The teenager is as hungry as a wolf" is an example of a...

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification