Understanding Figurative Language

What does it mean if someone is described as 'eagle-eyed'?

• They literally have eyes like an eagle

• They are good at finding details

• They are interested in birds

• They have excellent vision

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does 'a bear of a lesson' metaphorically mean?

• A lesson about bears

• An easy lesson

• A difficult lesson

• A lesson in the woods

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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 NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Allusion

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do authors use figurative language?

• To make their writing more vivid and engaging

• To confuse the reader

• To make their writing longer

• Because they have to

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a simile?

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggeration to make a point

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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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 best describes the purpose of using a simile?

• To compare two things using 'like' or 'as' for effect

• To exaggerate a characteristic for emphasis

• To compare two things in a literal way

• To directly state that one thing is another

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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 a metaphor?

• My stomach was gurgling like a tar pit

• Love is a rose

• The computer slept in the corner

• She is as brave as a lion

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification mean?

• A reference to a well-known story or character

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Exaggerating for effect

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

• He runs faster than the wind

• This summer, I'm going to read a million books

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an allusion?

• A type of metaphor

• An exaggeration for emphasis

• A direct comparison between two things

• An indirect reference to something

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4