Figurative Language Practice

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Example of hyperbole: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Example of onomatopoeia: The clock ticked away the minutes.

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The clock ticked.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Example of alliteration: She sells seashells by the seashore.

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She sells seashells by the seashore.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Example of allusion: He's a real Romeo with the ladies.

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Romeo

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Example of an idiom:

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It's raining cats and dogs.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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Definition of hyperbole:

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A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Definition of onomatopoeia:

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Use of words to imitate sounds.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Definition of alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words.

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Definition of allusion:

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Reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Definition of an idiom:

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A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B