Figurative Language

Figurative Language

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English

6th - 9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Metaphor: Comparing two things using one object in place of another to suggest likeness.

Back

Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of a metaphor:

Back

Her hair was silk.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language?

Back

Hyperbole

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"Silver bells!... How they tinkle in the icy air of night." Figurative language device?

Back

Onomatopoeia

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"She soothed her secret sorrow." Identify the figurative language device.

Back

Alliteration

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

"The tropical storm slept for days" is an example of what figurative language?

Back

Personification

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