Figurative Language

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She was as cold as ice.

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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 sad student sat silently in the room. This 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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The repetition of consonant sounds, regardless of location, is...
Options: consonance, assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia

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consonance

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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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A cultural saying that is particular to a specific group and may not be easily understood by others is...

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idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect. Options: metaphor, personification, hyperbole, simile

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hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Which of the following is a play on words? Options: Allusion, Pun, Idiom, Apostrophe

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Pun

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

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Onomotopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of what? Options: alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia

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metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

The ball came screaming across home plate. This is an example of: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification

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personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ......

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hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A