Identify Figurative Langauge

The lightweight fighter lost so much weight,  he looked as thin as a rail.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

We ate cat fish for dinner.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The trophy glistened like gold in the sun during the awards ceremony.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

   The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D