Figurative Language

Explain the meaning of the simile below.

The road was as flat as a pancake.

• The road was the color of a pancake.

• The road had a lot of bumps.

• The road was very flat.

• The road was in Waco.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Explain the meaning of the simile below.

Anna cried like a baby.

• Anna was sleepy.

• Anna's cry was high-pitched.

• Anna cried for two minutes.

• Anna would not stop crying.

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CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.

Todd is a walking dictionary!

• Todd knows the meaning of many words.

• Todd looks like a dictionary.

• Todd has a dictionary with him.

• Todd is actually a dictionary.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Explain the meaning of the personification below.

The trees danced in the wind.

• The trees were falling down.

• The trees were swaying back and forth.

• The wind was really loud.

• The trees were doing the griddy.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Explain the meaning of the personification below.

It's raining cats and dogs!

• Cats and dogs are crying.

• Cats and dogs are falling out of the sky.

• It's raining a little bit.

• The sky is pouring down rain.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Select ALL of the examples of alliteration.

(Hint: First SOUNDS repeat)

• The phone pinged.

• Kingston ate cookies, cupcakes, kiwis, and candy.

• Jazlyn jumped!

• The chef chopped carrots.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

Select ALL of the examples of onomatopoeia below.

(There is more than one correct answer.)

• The leaves crunched under Aliyah's feet as she walked through the woods.

• Aiden's teeth chattered as he stood in the snow.

• Talya ran to school.

• Esau stood on a rock.

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.2.3E

Explain the meaning of the idiom "kick the bucket" below.

My pet frog was so old that he finally kicked the bucket. We buried him in my backyard.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Explain the meaning of the idiom "break a leg" below:

I was so excited for my very first school play. As I walked onto the stage, my teacher whispered to me, "You can do this! Break a leg!"

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.

The car seat is a fluffy cloud.

• The car seat is very comfortable to sit in.

• The car seat feels hard.

• The car seat is for a baby.

• The car seat is on a cloud.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4