Context Clues and Figurative Language

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

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Life is like a box of chocolates

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the word SAGACITY?

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

• good looks

• errors

• intelligence

• foolishness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Ben is so APPREHENSIVE about appearing in the play that he has an upset stomach.

• thrilled

• modest

• bored

• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

“There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white”

• visual

• auditory

• olfactory

• tactile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Language that uses figures of speech; many different types; a great tool for enhancing your writing

• Affixes

• Context Clues

• Figurative Lanauge

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Using clues and information around the word to figure out the meaning

• Affixes

• Context Clues

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D