Exploring Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind howled in the night.

• He was as brave as a lion.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She spilled the beans.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for a phrase that uses two words with opposite meanings, like "pretty ugly"?

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following sentences contains a hyperbole?

• The bee buzzed past my ear.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• The leaves danced in the wind.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which sentence is an example of an idiom?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• I can't believe you spilled the beans about the surprise party!

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He was as strong as an ox.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following best describes a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A phrase with opposite meanings

• Saying one thing is another thing without using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word in the sentence "The bee buzzed past my ear" is an example of onomatopoeia?

• bee

• buzzed

• past

• ear

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He was as fast as a cheetah.

• That is pretty ugly.

• The bee buzzed past my ear.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is a simile?

• The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.

• She is a shining star.

• He fought like a lion.

• The car complained as it started.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• These notes are taking forever!

• Spamton sells seashells by the Cyber-shore.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a Brachiosaurus!

• The classroom was a hurricane.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4