5th Grade ELA flashcard

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A sound word.

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What figurative language is used in the phrase 'My eyes were like roses'?

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Simile.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What figurative language is used when 'the pan moved by itself'?

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Personification.

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What is figurative language?

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A word or phrase that does not have its normal meaning.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.