Figurative Language - Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole

What is a simile?

• Compares two things stating that one thing is another thing

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

• When a statement is exaggerated

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is Hyperbole?

• Compares two things stating that one thing is another thing

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

• When a statement is exaggerated

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a Metaphor?

• Compares two things stating that one thing is another thing

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

• When a statement is exaggerated

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The movie was so sad that I cried an ocean of tears.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Tony ran like a cheetah.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Dad's snoring was as loud as a freight train.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Kenny is such a pig.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The clouds were marshmallows in the sky.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My Dad's snoring is louder than a freight train.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I could eat a million of grandma's chocolate chip cookies

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A