Figurative Language Fun!

Which example uses a simile?

• The boy was as strong as an ox.

• The boy was an ox.

• Ben bakes dog bones for his dog Biscuit.

• I like grapes.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence uses alliteration?

• Becky likes her donuts as big as her face.

• Dan heard a loud BOOM! coming from the garage.

• Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.

• The ball tapped each step it passed down the staircase.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence uses an idiom?

• She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

• Lightening danced across the sky.

• The world is a stage.

• Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which sentence uses personification?

• The ox ran as fast as a cheetah.

• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

• He was like an animal.

• Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

• He was as big as a tree.

• Cross your fingers.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"Try the grey stuff, it's delicious

Don't believe me, ask the dishes.

They can sing, they can dance"

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"He faced the galloping hordes

A hundred bad guys with swords"



This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty"

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"She's like a spider waiting for the kill

Look out for Cruella De Vil"

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Splish, Splash"

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5