January 2024 Week 3 Warm Up Review

Read the following sentence and classify the figurative language.

I'm so hungry I can eat a horse.

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Answer explanation

It's a hyperbole because it's an exaggeration. You seriously don't think I'm that hungry, do you?

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The sentence below includes an example of what type of figurative languge.

My mom yelled, "break a leg" as I walked on to the stage.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

Answer explanation

If you chose idiom you are correct! I doubt anyones mom would wish them to literally break a leg.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The following sentence includes what type of figurative language.

It was Allison's first day of school and she felt like a fish out of water.

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The following sentence includes what type of figurative language.​ ​ (a)  

You are as brave as a lion.

• simile
• idiom
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The following sentence is an example of​ ​ (a)  

His stomach is a bottomless pit.

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• idiom
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The following sentence contains an example of​ (a)  

The kids were just bowls of ice cream melting in the sun.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The following sentence contains an example of​ (a)  ​ (a)  

This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The following sentence contains an example of ​ ​ ​ (a)  

The alligator's teeth are white daggers.

• metaphor
• idiom
• simile
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which one is alliteration?

• She bought a pot.

• She sells seashells by the sea shore.

• The crowd went wild!

• The cold is like ice.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which one is alliteration?

• Gary gave gallons of gas to him.

• Shannon runs fast.

• Her eyes are like the ocean.

• Run like the wind.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3