Figurative Language

What kind of figurative language is this sentence? "Lightning danced across the sky."

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

What kind of figurative language is this sentence? "Two friends coming to a party in the same dress is a coincidence."

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• The snow is a wet blanket.

• Friday is as fun as a party.

• People can be so annoying.

• He is like a shining star.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

What kind of figurative language is this sentence? "Bang! Pop! Bam!"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

What kind of figurative language is this sentence? "Don't cry over spilled milk."

• Idiom

• Irony

• Pun

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

What type of figurative language is a figure of speech?

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Words that sound like what they are?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Meiosis

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the opposite of hyperbole?

• Meiosis

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• "The dog barked, growled, and howled"

• "You are my sunshine"

• "The cat weighed a million pounds"

• "Ava ate a lot of apples at Anne's Apple Orchard"

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• "My drink was as hot as a sauna"

• "The trip took forever"

• "The cat weighed 11 pounds!"

• "She's a pig"

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A