FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FLASHCARD 5TH GRADE

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What is alliteration?

Back

The same beginning sound repeated.

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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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Give an example of an idiom.

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"It's time to hit the sack" means it's time to go to bed.

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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Give an example of personification.

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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His room is a disaster area.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Give an example of a simile.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.