figurative language - quick review

A simile is

• similar to a metaphor

• a comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like or as

• a comparison of one thing to another

• words that sound the same but have a different meaning.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hyperboles are

• similar to homophones

• exaggerations in literature

• a comparison of 2 unlike items

• lies people tell every day

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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

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is alliteration?

• The end of sounds is the same.
• The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
• The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
• It is an exaggeration.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

• simile
• figurative speech
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"I have told you to clean your room a million times!" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Wash, wear, wipe" is ___________ to remember to wash your hands, wear your mask, and wipe your hands!

• a Metaphor

• a Personification

• a Simile

• an Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Mark all the examples of similes.

• He was as quick as a tiger.

• The flower was bright red like a shiny apple.

• The dog was a monster.

• The snowflake sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Bed Bath and Beyond is an example of

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Rhyming

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4