Figurative Language Review: Simile and Metaphor

Both similes and metaphors compare two unlike things but similes use the words like or as.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

The man was like an octopus, grabbing things from everywhere.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is being compared in this sentence: The man is like an octopus, grabbing things from everywhere.

• The man and grabbing things

• The man and an octopus

• The octopus and grabbing things

• The man and everywhere

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

The woman was a thundering giant.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

The woman's steps were thunder as she ran down the stairs. What's being compared here?

• The woman and the stairs

• Steps and thunder

• Thunder and stairs

• Stairs and running

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Her hair is a flowing silk sheet.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Her hair is a flowing silk sheet. What's being compared?

• Hair and sheets

• Hair and silk

• Flowing and sheets

• Hair and flowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The kittens fur was soft clouds. What is the author's literal meaning?

• The kitten is furry

• The kitten's fur is very soft

• The kitten's cloudy

• The kitten has whiskers

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

This classroom is as hot as an oven. What is the literal meaning?

• The classroom is in an oven

• The classroom is very hot

• The classroom is used for cooking

• The class is going to bake cookies

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which is a direct comparison of two unlike things?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3