Figurative Language (High School)

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Simile

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compares two unlike things using the words like or as

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Identify the simile: I like apples., Apples taste sweet., You're the apple of my eye., This apple is as sweet as candy.

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This apple is as sweet as candy.

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What is a metaphor?

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is when someone compares you to something without saying like

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Identify the metaphor: My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments., My heart is a muscle., My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body., My heart is like a muscle.

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My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

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Simile or Metaphor: My father is a bear in the morning.

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metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor: My sister is like an angel in my life.

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simile

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Diction

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An author's choice of words

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Feelings and ideas a word evokes.

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Connotation

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Denotation is a word's ____________.

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Literal, dictionary definition

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Mood refers to...

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The emotional setting of a text