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Example of a simile:

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His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

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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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Metaphor: A comparison without 'like' or 'as'.

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A comparison without using '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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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Boom!

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Definition of hyperbole:

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Extreme exaggeration.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Example of personification:

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The trees danced in the wind.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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"As straight as an arrow" is an example of:

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simile

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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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Example: The clock on the wall laughed at me while I tried to finish my test before class ended.

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Meaning of the simile: "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

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She gets really angry.

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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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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Use of figurative language

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Makes writing interesting and visual, emphasizes ideas.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4