Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification

"...it shattered like an iPhone with a broken face"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I wonder what my bed sheets say about me when I'm not around"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"trying to convince my shadow that I'm someone worth following"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Alone doesn't have to be a scrimmage game with grief"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• I waited in line for 10 years!
• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

I can smell pizza from a mile away.

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• Her heart is like gold.

• He is as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• Her personality is like sunshine.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Life is a journey."

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5