Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia

The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile 

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I am as hungry as a bear! The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

This figurative language is used when comparing two things using like or as.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification 

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The boy's hat was as green as the grass.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Gaslights bloomed on the new streets
like flowers, and lit with a "Pop!" at night.
This has examples of: 

• simile and onomatopoeia

• metaphor and simile

• personification and simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry. 

• She spits when she talks. 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The car is a dinosaur, so we better buy a new one.
What is the meaning of the metaphor highlighted green? 

• The car is very old.

• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

• The car is very new.

• The car makes rude noises.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The siblings fought like cats and dogs is an example of a/an

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The burning wood hissed and cracked is an example of a/an

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D