Figurative Language - Bellwork

The turkey was a golden crown at the center of the feast.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The mashed potatoes were as fluffy as clouds floating in the sky.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I was so hungry, I could eat the entire Thanksgiving buffet by myself!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The smell of Thanksgiving foods invited me to the table.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The cornucopia, overflowing with fruits and grains, represents the abundance and gratitude of the holiday.

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The stuffing was the cherry on top of a perfect Thanksgiving meal

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The pumpkin pie’s perfect, pillowy peaks promised pure pleasure.

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The turkey sizzled and popped as it roasted in the oven.

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The aroma of roasted turkey, buttery rolls, and spiced pumpkin pie filled the house, along with the laughter of my family.

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The cranberry sauce glistened like a ruby in the candlelight." is a simile. What two things are being compared?

• Cranberry sauce to candlelight

• A ruby to candlelight

• Cranberry sauce to a ruby

• Cranberry sauce to glisten

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D