Idioms and Their Meanings

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'Ogres are like onions, they have layers.'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'My cell phone awakened with a mighty ring.'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The bumble bee buzzed past my head.'?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'She is the apple of my eye.'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'Goodnight kittens, goodnight mittens, goodnight house, and goodnight mouse.'?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The smart kid was a brain because he didn’t miss a question on the test.'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.'?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'My sister has a million pairs of shoes.'?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the phrase 'I slept like a log last night!' mean?

• I slept very well and deeply

• I couldn't sleep at all

• I slept outside

• I had a nightmare

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the phrase 'My family has a ton to do this weekend!' mean?

• My family has a lot of things to do

• My family is going to lift weights

• My family is going to eat a lot

• My family is going to rest

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A