Figures of Speech

The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper.

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hyperbole is a language that is obviously ______ and not meant to be take literally

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

She can hear a pin drop a mile away

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

• HYPERBOLE

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Simile is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

You know the horses are coming down the road by the clip-clop of their hooves.

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

I walked a million miles to get here.

• METAPHOR

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

_____ enhances the beauty of the writing.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

I'm feeling blue.

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4