Figurative Language

A saying or phrase that makes no sense at all is a(n)

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

An extreme exaggeration is a(n)

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A comparison that uses like or as is a(n)

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison that does not use like or as is a(n)

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Kenny is a pig!

• metaphor

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sidewalk was as hot as a frying pan.

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

It is raining cats and dogs.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I was so hungry I could have eat a horse.

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The test was a piece of cake.

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I have a million things to do today.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A