Figurative Language Practice

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Oink

• POP!

• Beep

• All of these are good examples of onomatopoeia.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of these would be ALLITERATION?

• Burt hit a home run that went to the moon!

• Burt is as smart as a whip!

• Burt bravely burped.

• Burt got himself into hot water by lying.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In paragraph 1, the writer makes the following comparison:

Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam's shell, shine with a sweet juice.

Which figurative language technique did the writer use here?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The dancer shined as brightly as the sun.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The grass tickled their feet as they walked barefoot through the yard.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

My sister is like an angel to me.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Greg grabbed a bag of grapes in his grasp.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It's raining cats and dogs!

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The snow is a white blanket.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Pick up the floor before we go out to recess.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A