Figurative Language Review

Which sentence is literal?

• The woman is taller than the man.

• The woman is as tall as a giraffe.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

(1)The breeze felt like a refreshing drink of lemonade. (2)The night air was fuel for my work, and it was a beautiful night. (3)If I was going to finish writing this test, then it was going to be the longest night of my life. (4)Then like booming thunder, a light bulb went off in my head. (5) I searched for the perfect program where I could peruse several small suggestions swiftly. (6) Sadly, my time on Herculean efforts on Google reminded me of a crazy Spongebob Squarepants episode. (7) Even though I knew what I was searching for, it didn’t go well. (8) It seems that I will be working like a dog for tonight. (9) One good thing did happen, though: I finally discovered what one calls a super articulate dinosaur... a Thesaurus..., and next time a dinosaur drops by for lunch, I'll know how to properly invite him. "Tea, Rex?"

The underlined sentence in blue font is an example of

• visual imagery (sense of sight)

• simile

• No figurative language is used here.

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is personification?

• comparing two things using like or as

• giving human traits to objects or ideas

• a dramatic exaggeration

• a word that resembles the sound it represents

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Jeremy clammed up when he thought others would tease him about his ideas.

• Jeremy kept his ideas to himself.

• Jeremy enjoyed fishing.

• Jeremy spoke freely.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• She is a shining star.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He runs like the wind.

• Time is money.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "The snow is a white blanket covering the ground."

• The snow

• A white blanket

• Covering

• The ground

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• The wind howled in the night.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• He has a heart of stone.

• I've told you a million times.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."

• I am so hungry

• I could eat

• A horse

• Eat a horse

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of an understatement?

• It's a bit chilly outside when it's -20 degrees.

• She cried a river of tears.

• He's as strong as an ox.

• The test was a piece of cake.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6