Figurative Language Red Fern

I felt the air whoosh out between my teeth.

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

• There in the window was the most wonderful sight I'd ever seen.

• onomatopeoia

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

I heard the old Maxwell car as it snorted and chugged its way out of the bottoms.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The coolness of the rich, black soil felt good to my bare feet.

• personification

• imagery

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

She was as silent as a ghost.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

On the way home, I didn't walk on the ground. I was way up in the clouds just skipping along.

• Personifcation

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The "Whee-e-e-e" sound of a red-tailed hawk soaring through the sky.

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

That was a very nice question for my little Daniel Boone to ask.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Why do authors use figurative language in their writing?

• To add drama or exaggeration

• To catch the reader's engagement

• To make comparisons

• To create vivid pictures

• To add emphasis or humor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What are some drawbacks / cons of figurative language for readers?

• Enhances the reader's imagination

• Adds complexity and depth

• Overused

• May be open to multiple interpretations/meanings

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3