ELA Figurative Language

The baby monkey was stuck like Velcro to his mother as she swung from the branches high in the rain forest.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The one-lane highway was a ribbon flowing across the endless desert.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I am so sick of desserts that I couldn’t eat another cookie if my life depended on it.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The cold air bit at our cheeks and noses leaving them tender and bright red.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Nancy worked her fingers to the bone trying to finish the baby’s quilt in one day.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Luis rehearsed his dance moves for weeks, but when he stepped onto the stage, he became a statue.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My mouth was on fire after eating the ghost pepper. It was the spiciest food I had ever tasted.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The ambulance's siren howled through the crowded streets of the city.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which answer completes the sentence using a Simile: The dog was ______________.

• so fast, I could not catch it

• walking at a slow speed

• running like a lion

• almost completely white

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figurative language is used for this example: "My brain is a calculator. I can do math quickly."

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D