Ninth Ward Figurative Language Review

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"I love her more than anything in this world."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence is an example of an exaggeration.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

"Men take off their jackets like they're slipping off backpacks, and women swing their purses like empty lunch boxes."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"There is a rat-a-tat-tat on the screen door."

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Onomatopoeias are words that sound like the object or actions they refer to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I lift the hose high; water falls like a soft summer shower."

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

Answer explanation

This example is a simile because it compares two things using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

"Dressed, I pass Mama Ya-Ya's bedroom. It's empty except for my mother's ghost. Lying on the bed, as still as an alligator, sunning."

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

Answer explanation

A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3