Figurative Language Practice 8th

The stars danced playfully in the night sky.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Life is a journey.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The thunder roared like an angry lion.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The snow covered the ground in a white blanket, and the cold air chilled her cheeks, turning them rosy red.

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The old clock tick-tocked through the night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

That car ride took forever.

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

He is a night owl.

• Alllusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The river ran rapidly over the rocks.

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The mountain stood guard over the town.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

I'll turn into a pumpkin if I'm not home by midnight. (Reference to Cinderella)

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Allusion

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4