Figurative Language Definitions
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an extreme exaggeration?
Back
Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis. Example: 'I’ve told you a million times!'
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a group of words?
Back
Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
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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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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an indirect comparison that typically uses like or as?
Back
Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like sunshine.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What gives human traits to something that is not human?
Back
Personification: A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
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CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?
Back
Allusion: A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Example: 'He’s a real Romeo with the ladies.'
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CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
Back
Metaphor: A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a word that imitates the sound it represents?
Back
Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing it describes. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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