Literary Terms

What is a simile?

• comparing two things using "is" or "are"

• describe non-human things using human qualities

• describing something in an exaggerated way

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• to describe non-human things using human qualities

• comparing two things using "is" or "are"

• a sentence or phrase which starts with the same letter or sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a hyperbole?

• to describe something as an understatement

• to describe something in an extremely exaggerated way

• to compare two things using "is" or "are"

• to make reference to something else

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Her face is like a sunbeam" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• onomatopoeia
• simile
• metaphor
• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I had so much homework, I need a pickup truck to carry my books home!" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• hyperbole
• personification 
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box," is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• metaphor
• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"My homework is a large rhino taking up my room!" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• metaphor
• idiom
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A _____________ is a great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, and is used for expressive or comic effect. Example: "I have a ton of chores to do."

• Hyperbole 
• Imagery 
• Idiom 
• Personification 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3