Figure of Speech

The light danced on the surface of the water.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

As light as a feather.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

• pun

• oxymoron

• assonance

• understatement

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• euphemism

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A fire station burns down.

• irony

• synecdoche

• oxymoron

• personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What does the quote below mean?

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."

• It's a helpful experience to have a hard teacher.

• Experience can be a difficult way to learn because you learn from making mistakes.

• Experienced teachers give the lesson first and then the test.

• Everyone has the experience of making mistakes both in school and in life.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the quote below mean?

"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."

• To be successful, you must first work hard.

• It is important to strive for success.

• It is wrong to work hard for success.

• You should plant crops where you plan to harvest them.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the quote below mean?

"The best university of all is a collection of books."

• People who want to attend a university should first read a large collection of books.

• A university can be judged by the size of its book collection.

• Reading books can provide a person with an excellent education.

• All universities should have a large book collection.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"I bombed the Biology test. I wish had studied harder for it."

What does this mean?

• I forgot I had a test

• I passed the test

• I failed the test

• I was absent for the test

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"You passed this test by the skin of your teeth. Why don't you stay after school for some tutoring?"

What did the teacher mean?

• I did really well.

• I barely passed the test.

• I failed the test miserably.

• I failed the test, but I was close.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B