Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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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.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a type of figurative language where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What does the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It means that it is raining very heavily.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What does 'The stars in the sky winked' illustrate?

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It illustrates personification, as it gives human qualities to stars.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it describes, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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Give an example of a simile.

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A simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison that says one thing is another, like 'Time is a thief'.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What does it mean when we say 'The trees danced in the wind'?

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It means that the trees were swaying back and forth.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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