Personification and Hyperbole

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• an inanimate object is given human qualities

• an exaggerated statement that is used to build intensity and urgency

• a comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two things

• a direct comparison between two unlike things

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a metaphor?

• a comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two things

• a direct comparison between two unlike things

• an inanimate object is given human qualities

• an exaggerated statement that is used to build intensity and urgency

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is this an example of?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the definition of personification?

• a comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two things

• a direct comparison between two unlike things

• an inanimate object is given human qualities

• an exaggerated statement that is used to build intensity and urgency

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a simile?

• an exaggerated statement that is used to build intensity and urgency

• a direct comparison between two unlike things

• An inanimate object is given human characteristics or qualities

• A comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two things.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is this an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• Anger gripped my sister’s heart in its firm fist, squeezing out all of her other feelings.

• My sister's outburst was like a violent volcano eruption.

• My sister's anger is an eye of a storm.

• Her tantrum was the worst and loudest thing I have ever heard in my life.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is this an example of?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is this an example of?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole?

• The room was so hot my face melted.

• The room was almost as hot as an oven.

• The room was very hot.

• The room was hotter than the air outside.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4