
Imagery, Similes, Metaphors, and Personification
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English
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4th - 6th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify this figure of speech: 'The classroom was a zoo.'
Back
This is a metaphor because it compares the classroom to a zoo without using 'like' or 'as'.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify this figure of speech: 'The stars danced in the night sky.'
Back
This is personification because it gives human qualities (dancing) to stars.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the purpose of using imagery in writing?
Back
Imagery helps create vivid pictures in the reader's mind, making the writing more engaging and relatable.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify this figure of speech: 'He is as fast as a cheetah.'
Back
This is a simile because it uses 'as' to compare his speed to that of a cheetah.
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