Figurative Language
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is figurative language?
Back
Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is irony?
Back
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other. Example: 'Her voice is music to my ears.'
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an oxymoron?
Back
A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'jumbo shrimp.'
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Attributing human characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is simile?
Back
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'The soldier was as brave as a lion.'
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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