Figure the Figures of Speech

This figure of speech make a direct comparison using two unlike things.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?

• simile
• metaphor
• oxymoron
• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Her head is in the clouds."
What does it mean?

• She is not paying attention.
• She is floating in the clouds.
• She is flying.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"It was a piece of cake"
What does it mean?

• It was easy.
• It was hard.
• It was chocolate cake.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

"I’m all ears." 
What does it mean?

• I’m not listening.
• I am listening.
• I have ears all over my face.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

"Kara has the heart of a lion."
What does it mean?

• She is very scared.
• She is shy.
• She is very brave.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day

• metaphor
• allusion
• simile
• anaphora

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia 

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D