Figurative Language

Front

Definition: Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.

Back

Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Definition: A comparison of two unlike things, not using 'like' or 'as,' stating one thing is another.

Back

Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Definition: An exaggeration that can't be true.

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Definition: Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Meaning of "the pencils sat together in a nice order":

Back

The pencils were organized.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

"Love's a game," "I can read you like a magazine," "rumor's fly" - correct order?

Back

Metaphor, simile, personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"My father was the sun and the moon to me" is an example of _______.

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Meaning of "life is like a box of chocolates"?

Back

Life is full of unexpected options.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Meaning of "I am so hungry I could eat a horse"?

Back

The person has a large appetite.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

"My blood is a flood." "The fires find a home" "I'm quiet like a fire." Order:

Back

Metaphor, personification, simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D