BrainPOP Figurative Language

Why might you use figurative language?

• To say exactly what you mean

• To hide your meaning

• To help others figure out definitions of difficult words

• To suggest particular images, emotions, or ideas

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which word has the most welcoming connotation?

• Home

• House

• Dwelling

• Residence

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why is it important to choose your images carefully when using figurative language?

• To be as creative as possible

• To prevent others from having unusual ideas

• So others will believe you are intelligent

• So others will understand your desired effect

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

“As old as the hills” is an example of:

• simile and allusion

• simile and hyperbole

• metaphor and hyperbole

• mixed metaphor and allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the difference between similes and metaphors?

• Similes use exaggeration and metaphors don't

• Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors don't

• Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes don't

• Metaphors use exaggeration and similes don't

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is most likely the intended meaning of the metaphor “She is a cheetah”?

• She is yellow with black spots.

• She is a skilled hunter.

• She runs very fast.

• She is a large cat native to Africa.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

There’s an implied metaphor in the sentence “Max lured Mia into his web.” What is Max compared to?

• Mia

• A web

• A spider

• A fly

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“Cinderella’s Beauty Salon” is an example of:

• irony

• pun

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which of these figures of speech is most likely to cause confusion?

• metaphor

• mixed metaphor

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is literal language?

• I am as tall as a tree.

• I am the Einstein of my time.

• I am 12 years old.

• I am outta here like "Poof"!

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4