Figurative Language Terms

Identify the simile in the following sentence: The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.

• The clouds were similar to a brick wall in the sky.

• The clouds were like a hot air balloon in the sky.

• The simile is 'like fluffy cotton candy in the sky'.

• The clouds were as soft as a rock in the sky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Recognize the metaphor in the following sentence: The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

• The world is a zoo, and we are all animals.

• The world is a playground, and we are all children.

• The world is a puzzle, and we are all pieces.

• The metaphor in the sentence is 'The world is a stage.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Understand personification in the sentence: The wind whispered through the trees.

• The wind is personified as it is described as sleeping, which is a human action.

• The wind is personified as it is described as shouting, which is a human action.

• The wind is personified as it is described as whispering, which is a human action.

• The wind is personified as it is described as singing, which is a human action.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Interpret the hyperbole in the sentence: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

• The hyperbole means the person is only slightly hungry

• The hyperbole means the person is very hungry, not that they would actually eat a horse.

• The hyperbole means the person is actually full

• The hyperbole means the person is not hungry at all

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Distinguish the idiom in the sentence: It's raining cats and dogs outside.

• raining buckets of water

• falling like a monsoon

• pouring like a waterfall

• raining cats and dogs

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Explain the use of euphemism in the sentence: He passed away instead of saying he died.

• The use of euphemism in the sentence is to emphasize the reality of death

• The use of euphemism in the sentence is to replace the harsh word 'died' with a more gentle term 'passed away'.

• The use of euphemism in the sentence is to confuse the listener

• The use of euphemism in the sentence is to make the statement more dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Recognize the onomatopoeia in the sentence: The bees buzzed around the flowers.

• whispered

• hummed

• buzzed

• roared

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Interpret the hyperbole in the sentence: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• The hyperbole is used to emphasize the cleanliness of the room

• The hyperbole is used to exaggerate the number of times the request has been made, emphasizing the speaker's frustration.

• The hyperbole is used to downplay the number of times the request has been made

• The hyperbole is used to express gratitude for cleaning the room

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the oxymoron in the sentence: The silence was deafening.

• deafening silence

• loud silence

• silent noise

• noisy quiet

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The alliteration is 'sells sea shells'

• The alliteration is 'by the sea shore'

• The alliteration is 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'

• There is no alliteration in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4