Figurative Language in Literature

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

• language that has been censored (censorship)

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The stars will cry. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Language and poetic techniques use to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.

• Verse

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Talking animals are an example of what type of figurative language?

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Cliche

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Theme

• Metaphor

• Style

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery. This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The man was a constant and steady rock. This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor 

• Style

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The eerie silence was shattered by her scream. This is an example of ___________________________.

• Theme

• Plot

• Rhyme

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D