Figuartive Language

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What is a hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What does the idiom 'That is just a drop in the bucket.' mean?

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It is a small amount of what is needed.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 beginning consonant sounds in a series of words.

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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 onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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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 example of a hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is an example of a simile?

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Her smile is like the sun.

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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 an example of personification?

Back

The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.6.5A