Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What does the personification "The camera loves me!" mean?

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Photos of me are always really good.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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What does the simile "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time" mean?

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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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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things 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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What does the metaphor "After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area" mean?

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Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

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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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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What does the hyperbole "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" mean?

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I am very hungry.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is an example of a simile?

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Her smile was like sunshine.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D