Figurative Language

"My pillow was like a marshmallow, fluffy and soft."

This is an example of...

• a simile

• a metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Andy had a ton of homework because he was absent last Friday."

This is an example of...

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• a metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The snow was a blanket across the fields."

This is an example of...

• a simile

• personification

• a metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification means...

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• giving human characteristics to something non-human

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• an exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The fog crept silently over the valley blocking out the sun."

This is an example of...

• hyperbole

• a metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."

This sentence uses personification to describe...

• raindrops dancing on the table

• the rain soaking the patio

• the rain hitting the table and bouncing off

• the rain watering the plants

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• giving human characteristics to something non-human

• an exaggeration

• the same beginning sounds repeated

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"After...

• a simile

• a metaphor

• an idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

"My eyes got big at the sight of the mile-high desserts they brought to our table."

This is an example of...

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"She was as happy as a clam after winning the game."

This is an example of...

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D