Figurative language

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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What is hyperbole?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is onomatopoeia?

• Words that imitate natural sounds.

• A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

• A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

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What is irony?

• Words that imitate natural sounds.

• A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

• A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

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Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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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 an example of METAPHOR?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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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 an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A