Figurative Languages

The ocean screams, the tide will take us

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The waves of the sea are likened to scream, and the tides are likened to something that can carry someone.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Tick-tock on the clock. But the party don't stop, no

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Answer explanation

The word “Tick Tok” resembles the sound of clock.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

You are my sunshine. My only sunshine.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Sunshine represents a person that lighten up the singer’s life.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

You're like a song that I heard when I was a little kid but forgot I knew.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses a simile to compare the familiarity and comfort of the person to a familiar childhood song.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The wind whispered secrets in my ear

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses personification to give the wind human-like qualities of whispering secrets

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The stars are dancing in the sky.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses personification to give the stars human-like qualities of dancing in the sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Boom, boom, boom, even brighter than the moon, moon, moon.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses onomatopoeia to create a rhythmic beat with the repetition of the "boom" and "moon" sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I can't live without you, I can't breathe without you.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses hyperbole to exaggerate the singer's dependency on the person.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

You're like a dream come true, just wanna be with you.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses a simile to compare the person to a dream come true, signifying the happiness and contentment they bring using the word like.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

My heart is like an open highway.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Answer explanation

This sentence uses a simile to compare the singer's heart to an open highway, signifying the vastness and freedom of their emotions.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A