Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, and Alliteration

A ​ (a)   compares two things using the words ​like or ​as .

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

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Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different.

CHECK THE FIGURATIVE PHRASES.

• Grass looks green.

• The grass looks like spiky green hair.

• This flower smells sweet.

• This flower has the sweetest smelling petals in the world.

• I'm like a turtle when I run the mile.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Brody is a bear when he gets hungry!

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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The author described the fight with ______ using words like “crash” and “pow” to describe the sounds of the action.

• alliteration

• free verse

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Is alliteration used in the poem?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Has alliteration been used in this sentence?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

Hattie, hedgehog and hotdog all begin with the letter " h "

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Is this alliteration?

I like to take a walk on the beach.

• yes

• no

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• He is super fast.
• He is as fast as a cheetah.
• He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
• He was a cheetah running in the race.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which characters have alliterations in their names?

• Green Goblin

• Minnie Mouse

• Spongebob Squarepants

• Peter Parker

• Berry B. Benson

a comparison of one thing to another that does not use like or as; a direct comparison

• metaphor

• allusion

• contrast

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4