Figurative Language Unit Review

Tim was suspicious of his brother's gift. "Is this some sort of Trojan horse?

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

It's time to bite the bullet and make an appointment to see the dentist.

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This tie is so tight, it's going to choke me to death.

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She moves like a cat, silent and graceful.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The frozen lake was a sheet of glass this morning.

• simile

• personification

• oxymoron

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The jittery arms of the tree trembled against the house.

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

We had a blast at the party, she should have come.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The green grass of the lush lawn seemed to grow overnight.

• oxymoron

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It will never stop raining.

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The girls murmured in the corner and ignored the rest of the class.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4