Figurative Language

What is the purpose of figurative language?

• To create a vivid image or convey a certain feeling

• To mean exactly what it says

• To confuse the reader

• To provide a literal description

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Comprehending a text

Which kind of language is exactly true?

• figurative language

• literal language

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word or phrase, when added to the sentence, would make the sentence LITERAL?

My best friend is ___________.

• a shining star

• sixteen years old

• like rain on a hot day

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word or phrase, when added to the sentence, would make it FIGURATIVE.

My homework _________.

• disappeared

• is too hard to complete

• is to write an essay with 6 paragraphs

• is a 5 pound weight on my shoulders

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A statement that one thing is another

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A type of literal language

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her backpack was like a rock.

• Time is a thief.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• The cat danced gracefully.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification do?

• Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Says one thing is another

• Gives human qualities to non-human things

• Describes something in a literal way

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Why is understanding figurative language important?

• It helps you see what the writer means.

• It allows you to write in a literal way.

• It makes the text more confusing.

• It helps you ignore emotions in the text.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence is an example of a simile?

• The sun smiled down on us.

• Time is a thief.

• Her backpack was like a rock.

• The wind whispered secrets.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a Simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Comparing two things NOT using like or as

• A saying with a little bit of wisdom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D