Identifying Figurative Language

"Don’t judge a book by its cover."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"You are my knight in shining armor."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The palm trees were dancing in the wind."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The teenager is as hungry as a wolf."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Her voice was music to my ears."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"My clown self arrives when I feel silly."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I have a ton of homework."

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Who let the cat out of the bag?"

This sentence is an example of a/an:

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B