Figurative Language

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Euphemism

• Personification

Which type of figurative language is used in the following Beatles song, "Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter?"

• Personification

• Imagery

• Euphemism

• Simile

Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Cliche

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ____________and _______________.

• Imagery

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

• figurative

• literal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

• figurative

• literal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• Euphemism

• idiom

• hyperbole

• Imagery

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

• personification

• Idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor