Figurative Language

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"I am as quick as a fox" 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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The boy enjoys video games.

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Not a 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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Metaphor:

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A comparison without "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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Definition of hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Example: "The clock on the wall laughed at me as 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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Use of figurative language

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To make writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of...

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Alliteration

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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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Simile comparing the dropped package's movement to a bobsled.

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Movement of the dropped package and a bobsled

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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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"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of...

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Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Metaphor: "He is the sun in my life"

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He is important to me.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D