Figurative Language

Why is it important to use figurative language in writing?

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Select all kinds of figurative language:

• Poem

• Words

• Metaphor

• Picture

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is a simile?

• extreme exaggeration used to make a point

• a comparison that uses "like" or "as"

• the act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects

• a comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"

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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 are examples of alliteration:

• Sally sells seashells down by the seashore

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The dog walked down the street with its owner

• Bears bake big brown brownies

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"BAM" "THUD" "BOOM" and "BUZZ" are all examples of what kind of figurative language?

• noises

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5