Figurative Language

The grass tickled my feet.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

She is a ray of sunshine.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

His voice was as loud as a train engine.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The line for coffee was a mile long.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The bacon sizzled on the stove top." The word "sizzled" is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The bees buzzed all around the hive." Which word in the sentence is an example of an onomatopoeia?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Her hair was silk." Which word in the sentence shows that this is an example of a metaphor?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The river roared loudly.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"You're a regular Einstein!"

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

This bag weighs a ton!

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A