Figurative Languages

A simile is_________________________________

• comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

• a direct comparison of two things (without "like" or "as")

• an extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor is ______________________________________________

• a direct comparison of two things (without "like" or "as")

• an non human object has been given humanlike qualities

• when a word represents a sound.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is a simile?

• He is as strong as an ox

• The snow is a white blanket

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which example is a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket

• Machine noises- honk, beep, vroom, clang, zap, boing

• I died of embarrassment

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification is________________________________________

• an non-human object has been given humanlike qualities

• a comparison of two things

• an extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

A hyperbole is______________________________________________

• an extreme exaggeration

• is when a word represents a sound

• a direct comparison of two things

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which is an example of personification?

• The wind howled in the night

• She's as old as the hills

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is Onomatopoeia?

• when a word represents a sound

• comparison of two things with "like" or "as"

• The wind howled in the night

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• I walked a million miles to get here

• Come and clean the chaos in your closet

• Animal noises- cuckoo, whip-poor-will, whooping crane, chickadee

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Impact sounds- boom, crash, whack, thump, bang

• the falling snowflakes are dancers

• I died of embarassemnt

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5