Figurative Language
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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is figurative language?
Back
Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It often involves comparisons, exaggerations, or imaginative descriptions.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another, helping to illustrate a point.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is onomatopoeia?
Back
Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, often used in poetry and prose for effect.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Give an example of a metaphor.
Back
'Time is a thief.' This suggests that time steals moments from our lives.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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