L.9-10.5 Figurative Language

"The Sun went to sleep behind the mountains." Is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

• A Medaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The pie was awfully good for being store bought." Is an example of:

• A Pun

• A Hyperbole

• An Oxymoron

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"Memories flooded his mind like a raging river." Is an example of:

• A Metaphor

• Symbolism

• An Idiom

• A Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"She sang of his love forever." is an example of:

• A Hyperbole

• Personification

• A Metaphor

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"He loved the loved the pitter-patter of rain on the roof." is an example of:

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• An Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Saying "What a beautiful day!" on a gloomy, rainy day is an example of:

• A Simile

• Irony

• A Metaphor

• Symbolism

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing." Is an example of:

• An Oxymoron

• A Hyperbole

• Irony

• A Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

"The wild winds whisk to the west." is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Personification

• An Oxymoron

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"A smile is a blanket for her emotions." is an example of:

• A Simile

• Symbolism

• A Metaphor

• Irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"It is tradition to wear black to funerals." is an example of:

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• A Simile

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5