Figurative Langauge

Brian played in the snow so long that his hands were like ice cubes.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The room is an oven!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Adam had a million things to do on Monday.

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The cat's purr told me that it was happy.

• Imagery

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Sarah's mom told her to break a leg at her recital.

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The soft bed was calling my name.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of spring flowers.

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Imagery

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Sandra's silly sister always takes her tiny toys.

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

My shoe is a foot long.

• Pun

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Personificaiton

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Beth picked out the shiniest apple she could fins and knew just who to give it to; her teacher!

• Alliteration

• Pun

• Symbolism

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A