Figurative Lang. and Vocab. In Context Practice

Why does a writer use figurative language?

• to make his or her writing more evocative and visual; it brings to life words to form pictures
• to complicate the life of the reader
• to draw pictures for the reader to keep him or her entertained while reading
• to help the writer stay focused while writing 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

His mind is a deep well of knowledge. 

• simile
• metaphor
• personification 
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Giving inanimate objects human like qualities, emotions, or actions" is one definition of the following figurative language device: 

• hyperbole
• allusion 
• personification 
• imagery 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Nature wears the lush beauty of summer proudly. 

• hyperbole 
• simile
• personification 
• allusion

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"That baby's shriek could rupture a person's eardrums!" shouted dad.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The cottony clouds billowed in the summer sky, a fluffy pattern to be admired by the soft hearts of youth. 

• simile
• metaphor
• imagery 
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"A comparison of two unalike things using like or as to make the comparison" is a definition of which of the following figurative language devices:

• metaphor
• simile
• allusion 
• personification 

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"A comparison of two unalike things WITHOUT using like or as to make the comparison" is the definition of which figurative language term?

• simile
• onomatopoeia
• allusion 
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

His broken heart shattered into a thousand pieces.

• simile
• hyperbole
• allusion 
• personification 

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If an analogy is a type of comparison, which figurative language device below is a synonym for analogy?

• allusion 
• hyperbole
• simile
• imagery 

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4