Figurative Language

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A metaphor compares 2 things without using "like" or "as".

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Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Personification is...

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Giving human characteristics to something non-human

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Symbolism is...

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Things represent other ideas or feelings.

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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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Imagery is...

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Using the senses to describe something in detail.

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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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A Euphemism is...

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Saying things so they sound less harsh or vulgar

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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Hyperbole is...

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An extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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An Idiom is...

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a phrase that creates its own meaning

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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Onomatopoeia is...

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A word that creates a sound

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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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A paradox is

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A contradictory statement

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Verbal Irony is...

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Saying the opposite of what you mean

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CCSS.L.8.5A