Examples of Figurative Language

"My backpack weighs a thousand pounds" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"My mom is a big teddy bear" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"My sister sleeps like a log" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Similes, metaphors, and hyperboles are all examples of using figurative language.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?, " is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Match the following example with the correct term.

• alliteration

• Bill bought a broken bike.

• symbolism

• I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• allusion

• I know things may seem hard, but all you need is love.

• hyperbole

• Incorporating a red rose in your writing to symbolize love.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The daring dancer dipped his partner dreamily

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?

• The toast jumped out of the toaster.

• The wind howled in the night.

• She has a bubbly personality.

• The book was on the table.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Give another example of the type of figurative language from the picture to the left.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Match the correct term with the example.

• Cliche'

• BOOM!

• Metaphor

• A rose stands for romance.

• Hyperbole

• Only time will tell.

• Symbolism

• I've told you a million times!

• Onomatopoeia

• Laughter is the music of the soul.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5