Figurative Language

"The clouds danced across the sky."

What type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatiopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"I'm as fast as a cheetah!"

What type of figurative language is this?

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Simile

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which sentence is a hyperbole?

• The book was on the table.

• I have a million things to do today.

• He ran like the wind.

• The car roared to life.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Boom! The fireworks exploded in the sky."

What type of figurative language is used?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Time is a thief."

What type of figurative language is that?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence uses alliteration?

• The leaves fell to the ground.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The storm shook the windows.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"It's raining cats and dogs."

What type of figurative language is this?

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Pun

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is a pun?

• The wind sang a sad song.

• I used to be a teacher, but I lost my class.

• Her eyes sparkled like stars.

• The thunder growled.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

"The bacon sizzled on the pan."

What is this example of?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The wind whispered softly."

Which type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personificiation

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A