Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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What is irony?

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A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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What is a metaphor?

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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.'

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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 oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'jumbo shrimp.'

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'The soldier was as brave as a lion.'

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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 same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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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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Words that imitate natural sounds. Example: 'buzz,' 'hiss,' 'clang.'

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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 a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'

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CCSS.L.8.5A