Figurative Language Review

The train screamed down the tracks.

• simile

• idiom

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is NOT an idiom?

• I have a test tomorrow, I need to study.

• I'm so tired, I'm going to hit the hay.

• It's raining cats and dogs outside!

• Go ahead and tell me the story, I'm all ears.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

My computer stubbornly refused to start.

• Simile

• onomatopoeia

• Personification

• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.

• simile
• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of personification?

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is like a light bulb
• The Sun smiled at us
• The trees were beautiful.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have thrown it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sad student sat silently in the room. 

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom
• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Hold your horses!" said Mom as I reached for a cupcake. "I still need to add the frosting!" What is the meaning of this idiom?

• stop or wait

• saying you're sorry

• eat some more

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which one is alliteration?

• Gary gave gallons of gas to him.

• Shannon runs fast.

• Her eyes are like the ocean.

• Run like the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM."
is an example of 

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• idiom

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5