Figurative Language

Figurative Language

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English

4th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, RL.4.3, L.3.5A

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is figurative language?

Back

Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Example of personification: 'The wind whispered through the trees.' What does this mean?

Back

It means that the wind is described as if it can whisper, giving it human-like qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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