What does the underlined figurative language tell you? The fire crackled and popped as we tossed more twigs into the flames.

The fire made a lot of noise when they put the twigs on.

What does the metaphor mean? Tommy was a monkey when he was playing on the obstacle course.

Tommy sat quietly on the swings.

What does the underlined example of personification mean? The candy wrapper danced down the street when I accidentally dropped it.

The wrapper floated away, moving in the air.

The wrapper ran away as quick as it could.

The wrap laid on the ground and slept.

What does the simile mean? The cat's eyes sparkled like diamonds and frightened me.

The eyes twinkled and were bright.

They eyes spinning in his head.

What does the hyperbole mean? One thousand kids from my school showed up to my Halloween party!

A lot of kids came to the party.

All the teachers came to the party.

What is the meaning of this simile? As the sun set, the city became as dark as the inside of a cave .

It was a little bit dark outside.

There were bats flying all around.

What does this simile mean? the haunted house was as cold as ice , which made it even scarier!

It was very cold in the haunted house.

It was very hot in the haunted house.

The haunted house was made of ice.

There were icicles in the haunted house.

What is the meaning of the underlined personification? The candy begged me to eat it , but I stayed strong and did not!

The candy said, "Please eat me."

Halloween Figurative Language Station

Authored by Lori Lauper

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5th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The boy turned as green as grass after he ate a dozen chocolate bars.

personification

simile

metaphor

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

As the storm raged outside, the long branches from the tree hoped they wouldn't bend and break.

simile

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Sally screamed when her sister shook the scary scarecrow in her face.

metaphor

hyperbole

alliteration

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When the zombie moved, Bobby screamed so loud the people in the next town could hear him!

alliteration

hyperbole

personification

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The candle in the jack-o-lantern shimmered like a thousand little twinkling lights.

mettaphor

simile

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Bang! The door slammed behind Katy when she ran in the house after trick-or-treating.

simile

onomatopoeia

alliteration

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

My eyes bugged out of my head when I saw the scary costumes at the haunted house.

metaphor

alliteration

hyperbole

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Halloween Figurative Language Station

The boy turned as green as grass after he ate a dozen chocolate bars.

As the storm raged outside, the long branches from the tree hoped they wouldn't bend and break.

Sally screamed when her sister shook the scary scarecrow in her face.

When the zombie moved, Bobby screamed so loud the people in the next town could hear him!

The candle in the jack-o-lantern shimmered like a thousand little twinkling lights.

Bang! The door slammed behind Katy when she ran in the house after trick-or-treating.

My eyes bugged out of my head when I saw the scary costumes at the haunted house.

Looking at the group of mummies walking down the street, the boy was a statue.

The kids were thrilled to have a million pieces of candy in their Halloween treat bags!

The graves stared up at us as we ran through the cemetery to get home.

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