figurative language

This sentence is an example of what:  "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

This sentence is an example of what:  "My clown self arrives when I feel silly."

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This sentence is an example of what:  "I have a ton of homework."

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

This sentence is an example of what:  "Who let the cat out of the bag?"

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

This sentence is an example of what:  "Her voice was music to my ears."

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This sentence is an example of what:  "The teenager is as hungry as a wolf."

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

This sentence is an example of what:  "The palm trees were dancing in the wind."

• personification
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

This sentence is an example of what:  "I’ve seen this movie a thousand times."

• personification
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

This sentence is an example of what:  "You are my knight in shining armor."

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This sentence is an example of what:  "Don’t judge a book by its cover."

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5