Figurative language

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“It's a piece of cake.”

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Theme
• Metaphor
• Style
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

She is as sweet as pie!

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode.

• alliteration
• simile
• idiom
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The flames ate hungrily at the burning houses.

• idiom
• personification
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Life is a journey.

• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration
• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D