Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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It's language not to be taken literal.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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What is repetition in language?

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Use of any element of language (word, phrase, line, etc.) more than once.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Life is like a box of chocolates.'

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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 comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. 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

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of 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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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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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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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B