Figurative Language

Life is A dream is a ...

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Using sound words

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

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Compares 2 unlike things using like or as

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

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What is a hyperbole?

• comparing two things using like or as
• an extreme exaggeration
• giving human traits to objects or ideas
• words or phrases that are contradictory

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What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Explain the meaning of the simile below.

Anna cried like a baby.

• Anna was sleepy.

• Anna's cry was high-pitched.

• Anna cried for two minutes.

• Anna would not stop crying.

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"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole

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What type of figurative language is this: The leaves danced in the wind.

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• Her heart is like gold.

• He is as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• She is larger than life.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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