Figurative Language

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A comparison using "like" or "as"

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simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

A direct comparison of two things

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metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a word

Back

alliteration

Front

When something that is not human takes on human qualities

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personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

A word form of a sound

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onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

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Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "My plants are begging for water."?

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Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Buzz Buzz!! I could hear the bees getting closer and closer.

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onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

The character of Lois Lane in Superman is played by the actress Amy Adams. What literary device is used in the name 'Lois Lane'?

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alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A