Simile VS Metaphor

She was like a sister to me

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Neither

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What is hyperbole?

• The NFL

• Exaggeration

• Being hyper

• Using words

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an example of hyperbole?

• My mom took ten years at the store.

• The girl was sneaky.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an oxymoron?

• Two words that are opposite (pretty ugly)

• When two words start with the same letter (Brown Bears)

• A common phrase with two meanings (Raining cats and dogs)

• Compares two unlike things (She ate like a cow)

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What is a main idea of a story?

• The feelings you get when you read a story

• What the story is about (the who, what, where, when and why)

• The message of a story, the lesson

• The title of a book

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What is an onomatopoeia?

• A fruit with stripes

• A sound that is written out, like "BOOM"

• A form of irony

• Words that make you feel sad

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CCSS.L.4.5

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What is an idiom?

• A pun (dad jokes)

• When two words start with the same letter (Brother /bear)

• Two words that mean the opposite (jumbo shrimp)

• A phrase with two meanings ( raining cats and dogs)

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is a pun?

• A play on words

• Having fun with words

• Words that make a sound

• Words that make you feel something

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is an understatement?

• A word

• A phrase that is helpful

• The time of day

• A statement that gives something a smaller value

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is symbolism?

• When a writer uses a symbol to represent a more abstract idea.

• When a writer uses words to help you see a picture.

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CCSS.L.4.5

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