9th Grade Figurative Language Preview/Notes

What is an allusion?

• A reference to something from history or literature

• Something that isn't really there

• Describing something that is nonhuman as human-like

• Describing something in detail according to the 5 senses.

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Which is an example of an allusion?

• Referencing the Declaration of Independence

• Making fun of something a celebrity did

• Vividly describing a place you've been

• Telling your best friend what you ate for lunch

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What is alliteration?

• Repeating the ends of words

• Repeating the initial sound of words

• Repeating the beginnings of sentences

• Repeating the vowel sounds in words

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Which is an example of alliteration?

• "She sells seashells by the sea shore"

• "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream"

• "The snowflakes are drifting, spinning, falling"

• "Teamwork makes the dream work"

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What is hyperbole?

• An overly positive description of something

• An unlikely or impossible comparison

• An exaggeration for dramatic effect

• A nicer way of saying something

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Which is an example of hyperbole?

• "The moon shone like a sliver of silver"

• "The sunset this morning was so beautiful I cried"

• "I was so mad, I punched a wall!"

• "I'm so hungry that I could eat a whole cow!"

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What is a metaphor?

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

• Comparing something nonhuman to humans

• Comparing two things that do not seem similar

• A comparison that doesn't include "like" or "as"

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Which is an example of a metaphor?

• "They're eating me out of house and home!"

• "Keep an eye out for anyone who might be following us."

• "He walked as softly as a cat"

• "My brain is fire--my heart is lead!"

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What is a simile?

• A direct comparison, usually using a form of "be"

• A comparison that uses "like," "as," or "than"

• A comparison made between two unlike things

• A comparison between a human and an animal

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Which of the following is a simile?

• "They float their faces on the face of the sky."

• "My heart dances with the daffodils"

• "My soul has grown deep like the rivers"

• "Death is a drum / beating forever"

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