Figurative Language

She sobs solely because she sees seals.

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a simile?

• a phrase that means something else than what it says

• comparing two things by saying one is the other

• comparing two things by using like or as

• a word that resembles the sound it represents

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the term for a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term describes giving human characteristics to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

(a)  

• Clouds
• Winked
• Say
• Moon

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves an exaggerated statement?

• Allusion

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

(a)   is an example of hyperbole.

• He's running faster than the wind.
• The chocolate cake is as sweet as l
• I've told you a million times.
• The alarm clock screamed this morni

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Don't let the cat out of the bag!" is a(n) ​ (a)  

• idiom
• metaphor
• personification
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is an onomatopoeia?

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• a dramatic exaggeration

• comparing two things by saying one is the other

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Harry is as blind as a bat without his glasses on.

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D