Figures of Speech

1. I will die if Jesse asks me to be his date to the Christmas party.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2. I stood there as quiet as a mouse.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3. My house invited me inside after a long day's work.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4. Tommy told Timmy to stop talking.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5. A loud boom was heard in the distance.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6. Sarah said that her next door neighbour was a dragon.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7. My car was happy to be washed.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

8. This bag weighs a ton.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

9. Maria is cute like a kitten.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

10. The lion roared as it chased its prey.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5