Figurative Language

The difference between a hyperbole and an idiom is... (select two answers)

• A hyperbole is a phrase in which you don't literally mean what you say

• An idiom is a phrase in which you don't literally mean what you say

• A hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration

• An idiom is an obvious exaggeration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an example of a symbol?

• A tree

• A metaphor

• A building

• A logo

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? I will never tire of sitting next to a fire.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A (a)   is a comparison using "is," "are," or "am."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? Her hair was dyed as orange as an orangutan's fur

• metaphor

• imagery

• simile

• symbol

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Write a sentence using an 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

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? The cold, wet leaves smelled like fresh rain

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

Harold heard that hedgehogs are hardly a hairy pet.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Can a metaphor also be an example of imagery?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language is the following sentence? The grass bowed as the wind blew.

• imagery

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A