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Figurative Language Intro

Figurative Language Intro

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.4.5, L.11-12.5A

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Kimberly Lewis

Used 727+ times

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8 Slides • 7 Questions

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What figurative language device is shown here?

“Lightning strikes every time she moves”

(From “This Is What You Came For” by  Calvin Harris & Rihanna*)*and Taylor Swift

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What figurative language device is shown here? 

“You’re a cherry blossom, you’re about to bloom

You look so pretty but you’re gone so soon”

(from “Centuries” by Fall Out Boy)

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Fill in the Blank

What figurative language device is shown here? 

“Dog goes woof, cat goes meow,

Bird goes tweet, and mouse goes squeak”

(from “What Does The Fox Say” by Ylvis)

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Fill in the Blank

What figurative language device is shown here?

“I’m in love with the shape of you

We push and pull like a magnet do”

(from “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran)

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What figurative language device is shown here?

“See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me”

(From “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana)

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What figurative language device is shown here?

My touch, say, it’s the Midas

We the plus, your man the minus

(from “GDFR” by Flo Rida/Sage the Gemini)

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Fill in the Blank

What figurative language device is shown here?

"Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow"

(“So Sick” by Ne-Yo)

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