Examples of Figurative Language

"Break a leg!" Mrs. Ditullio said cheerfully as her students made ready to go on stage for their first-ever play.

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• idiom

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

"There's no reason to get so bent out of shape about it," she muttered when her friend yelled at her for eating one of her fries.

• hyperbole

• idiom

• imagery

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The fuzzy, yellow chick hopped into her hands.

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Her grandmother's apartment was neat and tidy, and it smelled like odd mix of peppermints and lemon cleaner.

• imagery

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

This picture contains an example of _______________.

• simile & metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole & idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The idiom "don't let the cat out of the bag" means __________.

• Someone needs to stay silent and not talk to others.

• Cats are dangerous and should be kept in bags.

• There is literally a cat in somebody's bag and you need to keep it safe.

• You are supposed to keep a secret.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Her behavior toward Sean was as cold as ice" is an example of a(n) _____.

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The Simpsons is known for its use of _________. This photo is an example this figurative language technique. What is it called?

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Crowley said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.

• The Wizard of Oz

• Star Wars

• Divergent

• Kanye West

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An exaggeration that could not possible be true is known as a(n) (a)   .

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A