
Figurative and Argumentative Vocabulary Flashcard
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, suggesting they are alike in some way.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an idiom?
Back
A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a claim?
Back
An evidence-based statement that declares something is true.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an allusion?
Back
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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