Figurative Language Bellwork RL.2.C

"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

All the female students on the cheer team felt like Cinderella as they got dressed for the GHS prom.

What does this example of an allusion mean?

• The students felt like they were in a magical and dreamlike setting.

• The students felt overwhelmed by attention and admiration.

• The students felt transformed from a lowly and plain state to one of glamour and joy.

• The students felt out of place and uncomfortable.

It was a bittersweet situation for Melinda because she was going to stay with her dad for the summer, but she was leaving her friends, whom she loved to be with as well.

Identify the figurative language in this declarative statement.

• Oxymoron

• Idiom

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

As Brendan walked out onto the GMS stage to perform with the jazz band, his mother said "Break a leg Brendan." Analyze the sentence to determine what this idiom actually means.

• Don't mess up!

• Good Luck!

• Be careful!

• Don't try to hard!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mrs. Henry watched in horror as the horrified deer hopped over the high fence attempting to escape the hungry lion.

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The students in Mrs. Reed's 7th hour class were driving her up a wall with their rampant talking and constant outburst.

Which form of figurative language is detailed in the sentence.

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Time is a thief; it steals your youth without warning."

Identify the figurative language in this declarative sentence.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Bryce swam swiftly from one end of the pool to the other like a fish moving through Longview Lake.

Analyze this simile and choose the answer choice that explains what it means.

• Bryce swam slowly and clumsily.

• Bryce swam in a zigzag pattern.

• Bryce swam smoothly and quickly.

• Bryce swam with hesitation.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

While on a safari in the Sahara desert, Mrs. Lentz heard the familiar sound of a snake hissing loudly in a small bush, so she quickly ran away from danger.

Which type of figurative language is detailed in the sentence?

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The wind chimes sounded like a beautiful symphony as it blew in the wind.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Similie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4