Figurative Language Christmas Tree answers

What is the figurative meaning of the simile "Like burnt out torches by a sick man's bed"

• a light is slowly burning

• getting darker or gloomier

• a cheerful mood has begun

• a man is very sick

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the figurative meaning of the personification phrase "Lightning danced across the sky"?

• Lightning is dancing.

• There are a lot of lightning stieaks in a bad storm.

• The sky is angry that the lightning is dancing.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the figurative meaning of the metaphor "His heart was a block of ice".

• His heart dropped to a freezing temperature.

• His heart turned into ice.

• He was cold-hearted or cruel.

• He was thirsty.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the figurative meaning of the personification phrase, "The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves"?

• The wind sang.

• The wind blew and howled.

• The wind was strong.

• The wind was talking to the leaves.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the figurative meaning of the hyperbole, "He was so tired that he could have slept for a month"?

• He was excited.

• He slept for around 30 days.

• He was very exhausted.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the figurative meaning of onomatopoeia phrase, "Kelly's teeth chattered as she stood out in the cold".

• She needed to brush her teeth.

• She was standing still for a long time.

• She was very cold.

• She needed a coat.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the figurative meaning of the metaphor, "The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog's bath"?

• The bar of soap was too small.

• The bar of soap was too big.

• There was an eel in the bath.

• The bar of soap was very slippery.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the figurative meaning of the simile "Those boys are like two peas in a pod"?

• The boys are very much alike one another.

• The boys LOVE peas very much.

• The boys do not like peas.

• The boys both like peas.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the figurative meaning of the onomatopoeia, "Pitter-patter went the rain"?

• The rain is talking.

• the rain is making a pitter patter sound.

• The rain is slowly stopping.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the figurative meaning of the hyperbole, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?

• She wants to eat a horse.

• She has lost her appetite.

• She is very hungry.

• She wants to feed a hungry horse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A