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Figurative Language Activity | At the Candy Store...

Figurative Language Activity | At the Candy Store...

Students join Maya and Ben at the candy shop and identify figurative language in fun, themed sentences. Skills covered: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and understatement.

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Level B - Proficient

Read the examples and figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or understatement. Then, explain how you figured out your answer.
After school, Ben and Maya raced toward the candy shop as fast as rockets.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Maya patiently waited a million years for her turn at the candy counter.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The jar of jelly beans was a rewarding rainbow of flavor.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
After the Pucker Pals made Maya cringe and cry, she said, "These are kind of sour."
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The spun sugar melted on Maya's tongue like tiny snowflakes.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben's bulging bag of candy contained a ton of gummy drops.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The Cocoa Buttons called to Maya from their container.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben ate the Crackle Crystals and his mouth became a circus of flavor.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben's belly ached after he ate a billion jelly beans.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The flavorful Fizzy Pops danced on Ben's tongue.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
After eating five boxes of chocolate peanut brittle, Ben said that it tasted okay.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The chocolate fountain sang a song to Ben.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The candy shop was a maddening maze of flavors.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben eyed the rock candy for imperfections like a jeweler with a gem.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The lollipops stood tall and proud, waiting to be picked.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Maya could eat an endless amount of candy and never get full.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben sampled the Sour Smackers and his face scrunched up like a raisin.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Ben paid over one hundred dollars at the candy store and told his mom he spent a little bit of money.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Maya eyed a fluffy pink cloud of cotton candy on the countertop.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The sun shone through the jar of hard candies like a stained glass window.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Maya was hungry enough to eat every piece of candy in the whole shop.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The candy wrappers whispered when Ben untwisted them.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
The sugar rush gave Ben enough energy to run around the entire world.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
A blanket of laughter covered the candy store.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?
Maya gripped her belly in pain and mentioned that she may have had one or two too many Milky Bombs.
Which technique is being used?
How do you figure?