Figurative Language Identification

"That’s like making a bridle to ride on the wind" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of comparison uses the words "like" or "as" to show how two things are similar?

• Analogy

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Mute geometry is connected to which of the following?

• tundra

• bones

• grass

• constellations

The phrase "My skeleton is just my temporary home" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

My ____________ runs free

• soul
• mind

• bones

• tundra

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does personification mean?

• Personification is a type of metaphor used in writing.

• Personification is when similes are used in poems.

• Personification is when writers give human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• Personification is about how a character looks.

Which of these sentences uses alliteration?

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• I love cats and dogs.

• Do you know who you are?

What is the meaning of alliteration?

• Alliteration is when the same consonant sound starts words that are near each other.

• Alliteration is a type of metaphor used in writing.

• Alliteration is when vowel sounds are repeated in a sentence.

• Alliteration is when words in a poem rhyme.

What are the rules for free verse poetry?

• Free verse always uses traditional rhyme patterns.

• Free verse must keep the same rhythm in every line.

• Free verse does not have set rules for rhyme or rhythm. It sounds more like normal talking and can have lines of different lengths.

• Free verse only uses short lines that are all the same length.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the term "rhyme scheme" mean in poetry?

• A rhyme scheme is a type of rhythm used in poems.

• A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem.

• A rhyme scheme is the total number of lines in a poem.

• A rhyme scheme is the main topic or subject of the poem.