Figurative Language

"The city was like a jungle" is an example of what?

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile

• alliteration

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Achooo" is an example of what?

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"My monkey is making me mighty mad" is an example of what?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• idiom

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

BAM! The door shut behind me.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Don't be a stick in the mud!

• idiom

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4