Figure of Speech

"Jack is a bear. He is cranky when woken up, sleeps all the time, and is very lazy!" is an example of?

• Simile

• Extended Metaphor

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"She stabbed me in the back!" is an example of?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"Her attitude is as cold as ice" is an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Extended Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Steve had seven brothers and sisters" is an example of?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Casey is a tornado" is an example of?

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The microwave beeps over and over" is an example of?

• Personification

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The stars winked at us as we walked through the cold night air" is an example of?

• Personification

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Extended Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I am freezing to death!" is an example of?

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Write a sentence using an idiom.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In your own words, what is personification?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A