Figurative Language Fun

The girl turned 16 and got her driver's license. She felt as free as a ___________

• dog

• coyote

• bird

• snake

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom. When the brother and sister were arguing, their mother yelled, "Stop I am ____ with you two bickering all the time!"

• happy

• irritated

• fed up

• annoyed

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I have a million things to do today.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• She is as quiet as a mouse.

• The world is a stage.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which sentence contains an idiom?

• He kicked the bucket.

• The flowers nodded their heads.

• The moon was a ghostly galleon.

• She is as sweet as sugar.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What effect does alliteration have in the sentence: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

• It creates a musical rhythm.

• It makes the sentence longer.

• It provides a detailed description.

• It changes the meaning of the words.

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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 sentences is an example of symbolism?

• The red rose symbolizes love.

• The cat purred softly.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The clock ticked loudly.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the sentence that uses alliteration:

• The sun set slowly in the west.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The rain was a curtain of tears.

• He is as strong as an ox.

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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 an example of a metaphor?

• Life is a journey.

• He eats like a pig.

• The wind howled in the night.

• She is as pretty as a picture.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

She's like a spider waiting for the kill

Look out for Cruella De Vil

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D