Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using  like and as
• None of the above

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is alliteration?

• giving human traits to objects or ideas

• a phrase that means something else than what it says

• repeating the same initial sound in several words

What is an onomatopoeia?

• a word that resembles the sound it makes

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• a dramatic exaggeration

• comparing two things by saying one is the other

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

BAM! The door shut behind me.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• idiom

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."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia