Figurative Language

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is the definition of hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Which is an example of a simile?

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His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

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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's the meaning of this simile: "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

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She gets really angry.

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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 a metaphor?

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A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 beginning sound in a series of words.

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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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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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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 an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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What is a hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D