Figurative Language

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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 metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'He runs like the wind.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is onomatopoeia?
Back
Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'
Back
Metaphor
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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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