Figurative Language Review

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"Laughter is music for the soul" is an example of what?

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Metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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"He's tried at least a thousand times to get his mother's attention" is an example of what?

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Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• She was white as a ghost
• The bee buzzed right past me
• Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers
• Break a leg

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The bee buzzed right past me

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

The wind whispering through the trees is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5A

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The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5A

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"Bob is a couch potato" is an example of which type of figurative language?

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Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which type of figurative language is used in the following, "The lazy lion licked a lollipop."

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Alliteration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Define hyperbole.

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An over (excessive) exaggeration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which type of figurative language uses like, as or than to compare two unlike things?

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Simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A