Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia

Identify the correct definition for a METAPHOR

• Giving human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Comparing 2 objects using "like" or "as"

• A play on words

• Comparing 2 objects using a form of "IS"

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.8.9D

Identify which figurative language technique is being used in the following sentence:

WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKY.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.3.10D

Identify the correct definition of PERSONIFICATION.

• To give human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Using exaggeration to prove a point

• A peculiar phrase that cannot be taken literally

• Comparing 2 objects using "like" or "as"

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

Which of the following sentences is a SIMILE?

• I saw a snake as I was walking to school this morning.

• The snow-covered roads were as slippery as soap.

• She was nervous as she walked to her class because she did not do her homework.

• I like pizza.

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

Identify the following sentence that contains PERSONIFICATION.

• The book fell out of my hands.

• I dropped the book as I was walking.

• The book jumped out of my hands.

• I lost my balance, and the books plunged to the floor.

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

Identify the figurative language technique below that means COMPARING 2 OBJECTS USING "LIKE" OR "AS"

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

Identify the sentence below that is a METAPHOR.

• My new bike is as fast as a race car!

• My new bike can go around the world in an hour!

• My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!

• My new bike is the fastest bike ever in the history of time!

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.8.9D

Identify the figurative language technique found in the following sentence.

THE TIMID TURTLE TOOTLED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS.

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.1.9B

Identify the figurative language technique that is used when TWO OR MORE WORDS BEGIN WITH THE SAME SOUND IN A SENTENCE OR A LINE OF POETRY.

• Alliteration

• Play on words

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.1.9B

Identify the sentence that uses an ONOMATOPOEIA.

• My cereal was really loud today.

• My cereal crackled when I poured the milk in the bowl.

• My cereal made a lot of noises this morning.

• My cereal was talking to me as I poured the milk in the bowl.

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.3.10D