Identifying Figures of Speech

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This figure of speech make a direct comparison using two unlike things.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

It was a piece of cake
What does it mean?

• It was easy.

• It was hard.

• It was chocolate cake.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

I’m all ears. 
What does it mean?

• I’m not listening.

• I am listening.

• I have ears all over my face.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Kara has the heart of a lion.
What does it mean?

• She is very scared.

• She is shy.

• She is very brave.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a Simile?

• Isabela is as bold as brass.

• Isabela is a bold girl.

• Isabela is a girl who is bold.

• Isabela is a bold lion.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The kid is a walking encyclopaedia. Which figure of speech is this example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which is an example of Hyperbole?

• He has millions of things to do in an hour.

• He does many things in an hour.

• He completes one task in an hour.

• There are many things to do in an hour.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A