Figurative Language

Only the moon watched as the girl ran away from home in the middle of the night.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Our brains are like computers: capable of massive amounts of knowledge, but too often distracted by cat videos.

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

• Cliche
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high sundaes we were having for dessert.”

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

If somebody says "We need to address the elephant in the room," they're using which figurative language device?

• Idiom
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Becky borrowed Ben's book

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The librarian is a beast if you mess up her books.

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D