Figurative Language

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Definition of a simile

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A simile is a comparison of two things using the words "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

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A literary device where something is described as if it’s a person, given human attributes.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Allusion

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Makes a comparison to something else that is well known or famous.

Example:

She is a real Einstein

Meaning:

She is really smart

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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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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Metaphor

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describes something by saying it IS something else

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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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Hyperbole

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The use of exaggeration to emphasize a point

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Alliteration

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When two or more words BEGIN with the SAME SOUND

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Onomatopoeia

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When words SOUND LIKE THE NOISE being described

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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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Repetition

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A word, phrase, line or sentence is repeated for emphasis.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Rhyme Scheme

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The rhyming patterns in poetry. They tell you which lines in a stanza rhyme.

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CCSS.RL.7.4