Figurative Language

1. Onomatopoeia is....

• a word that makes a sound

• a comparison using like, or or than

• an exaggeration

• when a writer makes something not a person act like a person

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

2. Alliteration is...

• a word that makes a sound

• a comparison using like, or or than

• when a writer repeats the same beginning sound over and over again

• when a writer makes something not a person act like a person

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3. My daughter can run like a cheetah! This is an example of a...

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4. The tall maple tree was begging me to climb it. This is an example of...

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5. When a writer compares something but does NOT use like, as or than. This is called a....

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6. I was so exhausted, I could have slept forever! What is this an example of?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7. My kitten is a LION! What is this an example of?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

8. The leaves under my feet went "crunch, crunch". What is this an example of (crunch)?

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

9. An exaggeration is called a....

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

10. When a writer compares using the words like, as or than is called a .....

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D