Figurative Language

“I’d catch a grenade for you / Throw my head on a blade for you / I’d jump in front of a train for you.” 
                  - "Grenade" by Bruno Mars

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Splish, splash, I was takin' a bath / Long about a Saturday night, yeah / A rub dub, just relaxin' in the tub / Thinkin' everythin' was alright."
            - "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin

• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The assignment was a breeze is an example of...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The violin sobbed its mournful melody is an example of...

• Personification
• Irony
• Allusion
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Her eyes were like sparkling diamonds is an example of...

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language uses the repetition of beginning consonant sounds?

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Illusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is a...

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Allusion
• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

An extreme exaggeration is a...

• Hyperbole
• Pun
• Simile
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Don't mind Mikey.  He's a grizzly bear until he's had his breakfast.

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

After working for hours, Carol decided to call it a day and go inside for dinner.

• simile
• hyperbole
• allusion
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4