Figurative Language
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5th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is figurative language?
Back
Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a non-literal way.
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as', suggesting that one thing is another.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, often used in poetry and tongue twisters.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Example of a simile: 'He runs like the wind.' What does this mean?
Back
This means that he runs very fast, comparing his speed to that of the wind.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Example of a metaphor: 'Time is a thief.' What does this mean?
Back
This means that time can take away moments from our lives, just like a thief takes things away.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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