Figurative Language Review

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Metaphor 
• Simile
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 

• Alliteration 
• Hyperbole 
• Assonance 
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words

• Metaphor 
• Hyperbole
• Idiom 
• Allusion 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 

• Hyperbole 
• Idiom 
• Simile
• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Metaphor 
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other 

• Simile
• Metaphor 
• Personification 
• Figurative Language 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"He's so honest, you might as well call him Abe!" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Allusion 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed is an example of 

• Idiom
• Metaphor
• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Life is a winding road is an example of 

• simile
• personificaiton
• metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A