Figurative Language Analysis

The raindrops danced on the tabletop. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

• After the game, a tornado hit.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does this metaphor mean?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 

• The baby never smiled. 

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Figurative Language: “For instance, if you train a dog to eat potatoes and then afterwards put a piece of meat in front of him, he’ll snap at it, it’s his nature. And if you give a man a little bit of authority he behaves just the same way, he snaps at it too." This is an example of ​ _​ (a)  

• metaphor

• simile

• irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The use of words or language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words is known as (a)   .

• Figurative Language

• Symbolism

• Mood

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following examples from "Oranges" is an instance of figurative language?

• "The first time I walked with a girl, I was twelve."

• "Cold, and weighted down with two oranges in my jacket."

• "Frost cracking beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone."

• "I looked at a candy bar, and that's what I chose."

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? (a)  

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Idiom

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The ocean crashed angrily during the storm is an example of which type of figurative language? (a)  

• alliteration

• personification

• a simile

• a metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Olivia, your room is a pig sty.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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4L5