Identify Figurative Language

"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Thundering silence" is an example of what?

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Go through the report with a fine toothed comb is an example of what?

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This place is like the Garden of Eden is an example of what?

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Her laughter was like music, filling the room with joy.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The stars winked at us from the dark sky, as if sharing secrets.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She cried enough tears to fill an ocean after her pet passed away.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

1. The clouds floated in the sky like cotton candy, soft and fluffy.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Autumn leaves danced gracefully to the ground, celebrating the change of seasons.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I’m so tired I could sleep for a hundred years!

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A