Figurative language

What is a simile?

• It compares two things without using "like" or "as"
• It compares two things using "like" or "as"
• An over-the-top exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• It compares two things without using "like" or "as"
• It compares two things using "like" or "as"
• An over-the-top exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a hyperbole?

• It compares two things without using "like" or "as"
• It compares two things using "like" or "as"
• An over-the-top exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the following figurative language: "She was as happy as a clam."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the following figurative language: "Our house is like a public library because of all the books."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the following figurative language: "The ice cream was as cold as the Arctic." 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the following figurative language: "Our dog was a speed skater on the frozen pond."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the following figurative language: "The boys' legs were a buffet for the mosquitoes."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the following figurative language: "I was so hungry I could have eaten an elephant." 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the following figurative language: "Today is the longest day of my life."

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A