Figurative Language Analysis

This is an example of a simile
My father is a bear in the morning. 

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• alliteration
• simile
• personification
• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does this metaphor mean?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

I have a frog in my throat.
This is an example of:

• personification
• metaphor 
• alliteration
• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The little road says, Go,
The little house says, Stay!
This is an example of:

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
• After the game, a tornado hit.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This school is an asylum.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

My stomach did a backflip.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4