figurative language

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.
• To use fancy big words.
• To make their writing longer.
• To create a universal truth or deeper message. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
• When words sound like what they mean.
• An extreme exaggeration 
• A comparison 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

• theme

• tone

• mood

• allusion

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The author’s message about the nature of the human condition.

• theme

• mood

• symbol

• juxtaposition

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The vantage point from which a story is told.

• juxtapostion

• allusion

• point of view

• tone

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The atmosphere created in a work of literature by word choice.

• mood

• tone

• theme

• symbol

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?

• Every poem has at least one simile or metaphor

• They are literary techniques commonly found in poetry

• They are rarely used in writings other than poetry

• They are tricks poets use to fool their readers

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a simile?

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• a type of poem in which two things are compared

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D