Figurative Language Review

1) A figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and they are commonly used in everyday communication.

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

2) A statement that compares two things that are not alike and does not use the words “like” or “as.”

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3) An exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor.

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4) The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5) A language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• similie

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is being compared in the sentence " Carlton was as brave as a lion." ?

• "brave" and "lion"

• Carlton and "brave"

• Carlton and a lion

• Nothing is being compared.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• It was a clear, sunny day.

• The fog was thick.

• The fog was comfortable and cozy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Delaney is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.

• Delaney is yellow.

• Delaney is standing on the roof.

• Delaney is important to me.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.

What is the meaning of the simile above?

• The baby had 8 legs.

• The baby lives in the sea.

• The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.

• The baby was sleeping.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D