Exploring Figurative Language

Exploring Figurative Language

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English

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Primary purpose of figurative language?

Back

To create vivid imagery in the reader's mind.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Simile vs. Metaphor: Difference?

Back

A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Distinction between metaphor and simile?

Back

Absence of 'like' or 'as' in comparison

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of personification:

Back

The wind whispered through the trees.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Figurative language giving human traits to non-human things.

Back

Personification

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hyperbole aims to achieve:

Back

Exaggerate for dramatic effect.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Figurative language that involves exaggeration.

Back

Hyperbole

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