6th Grade Language Arts Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I cried my eyes out at the sad movie.'

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Hyperbole.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The ocean of leaves was piled in front of my house.'

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Metaphor.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is the other.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Identify the figurative language: 'My mom was as busy as a bee fixing our Thanksgiving feast.'

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Simile.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whooshed through the door.'

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Onomatopoeia.