Question

your turn! (ela.9.r.3.2)
directions: write the type of figurative language on the line, then highlight/circle any words that helped you to identify the type.

1. youre my kryptonite.
2. dry lightning cracks across the skies.
3. i have died every day waiting for you.
4. some kind of madness is swallowing me whole.
5. paint the picture of the perfect place.
6. ive been wandering the desert for a thousand days.
7. boom, clap: the sound of my heart.
8. the snow glows white on the mountain tonight, not a footprint to be seen.
9. her personality bloomed like a butterfly.
10. that haircut is a horror story.
11. beep! beep! the cashier scanned the items.
12. the brown, yellow, and red leaves danced in the wind as it howled, swirling the leaves around a deserted parking lot.
13. my brother is a pig.
14. the waves ran into the shore & crawled back into the ocean.
15. she hit the nail on the head with that text message.

Explanation:

1. Allusion: Kryptonite is a reference from Superman lore.
2. Onomatopoeia: "Cracks" imitates the sound of lightning.
3. Hyperbole: "Died every day" is an exaggerated statement.
4. Personification: "Madness" is given the human trait of swallowing.
5. Imagery: Evokes a visual image of painting.
6. Hyperbole: "A thousand days" is an over - statement.
7. Onomatopoeia: "Boom, clap" imitates sounds.
8. Imagery: Describes a visual scene of snow.
9. Simile: Uses "like" to compare personality to a butterfly.
10. Metaphor: Compares haircut to a horror story without "like" or "as".
11. Onomatopoeia: "Beep! Beep!" imitates the sound of a scanner.
12. Personification: "Leaves danced" gives leaves a human action.
13. Metaphor: Compares brother to a pig.
14. Personification: "Waves ran" gives waves a human action.
15. Idiom: "Hit the nail on the head" is a common idiom.

Answer:

1. Allusion
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Hyperbole
4. Personification
5. Imagery
6. Hyperbole
7. Onomatopoeia
8. Imagery
9. Simile
10. Metaphor
11. Onomatopoeia
12. Personification
13. Metaphor
14. Personification
15. Idiom