Figurative Language (JF)

America is a melting pot. What is this?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison between two things without using like or as.

• A comparison between two things using like or as.

• An exaggeration

• Sound words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She is as strong as a lion. This is a ________

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A simile is a comparison between two things using the words like or as. For instance, the full moon was like a silver spoon.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I've told you this 20,000 times! That bus ride took forever. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. These three sentences are all examples of what?

• hyperbole (exaggeration)

• symbolism

• personification

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

• I died of embarrassment. What is this an example of?

• hyperbole (exaggeration)

• personificaiton

• idiom

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An expression (or figure of speech) whose meaning is different from its individual parts (or words). For instance, break a leg, hit the sack, and through thick and thin. What are we talking about here?

• idioms

• similes

• metaphors

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

That bad test score could be a BLESSING IN DISGUISE. It may motivate you to work harder for the rest of the year. What is blessing in disguise an example of?

• An idiom

• A metaphor

• An onomatopoeia

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Honk, zap, clang, cuckoo, whip-poor-will, chickadee, boom, crash, whack, thump, bang, shush, giggle, growl, whine, murmur, blurt, whisper, hiss. What are these "sound" words called?

• Onomatopoeias

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Personification is when you give something animal characteristics (or behaviors).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A