Literary Terms

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.  This is a ?

• metaphor
• simile
• personfication
• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is being used the following sentence?

He is an animal during football!

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

We were in the meeting forever.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it is a giant earthquake.

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"My heart's a stereo." The kind of figurative language used here is a _______

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this following figurative language mean?

Sally is the sun in my life

• Sally is yellow.

• Sally is standing on the roof.

• Sally is important to me.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4