Parallelism and Figurative Language

What is the balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure?

• parallelism

• alliteration

• metaphor

• stanza

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of these is an example of parallelism?

• I never understood her. She never understood me.

• I want to go home. It would be best for all.

• He likes baseball and running.

Fill in the rest of this parallelism example: Easy come, _________ go.

In your own words, what is parallelism?

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

• rhyme

• alliteration

• theme

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"But a better butter makes a batter better" is an example of _______________.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In your own words, what is 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

What is the type of figurative language that gives non-living objects human or animal qualities?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• theme

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"The wind howled in the night" is an example of _______________.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

In your own words, what is a simile?

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D