Figurative Language

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5th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a simile?
Back
A simile compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a stanza?
Back
A stanza is a group of lines within a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
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CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is repetition in language?
Back
Repetition is the use of any element of language (word, phrase, line, etc.) more than once for emphasis.
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement 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
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is imagery?
Back
Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture. For example, 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'
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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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