Figurative Language Flashcard

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A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things with something in common.

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A comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common.

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Personification is

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inanimate objects given human traits.

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Rhyme scheme:

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words with similar ending sounds in poetry.

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Example of a rhyme:

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Tyger Tyger burning bright, In the forests of the night.

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Word that doesn't rhyme: rock, block, sock, thrift

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thrift

Front

A metaphor compares unlike things with a commonality. Identify the metaphor:

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John is a real pig when he eats.