Exploring Figurative Language

What does the expression 'a bear of a lesson' signify?

• A lesson in the woods

• A difficult lesson

• An easy lesson

• A lesson about bears

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the purpose of using figurative language?

• To express ideas in creative ways

• To add humor to the text

• To make the text more literal

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a simile?

• An exaggerated statement to make a point

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

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human traits to non-human things

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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?

• She is as brave as a lion

• He runs like the wind

• Love is a rose

• My stomach is gurgling like a tar pit

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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 a metaphor?

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison that explicitly uses 'like' or 'as'

• Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities

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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 direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggerated statement for effect

• Describing something non-human as if it were human

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

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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 personification?

• He has a heart of stone

• She is as fast as a cheetah

• I slept like a log

• The storm raged on

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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's as strong as an ox

• The car complained as it started

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the difference between an allusion and an illusion?

• An allusion is a reference, an illusion is a deceptive appearance

• There is no difference

• An illusion is a reference, an allusion is a deceptive appearance

• They are both types of metaphors

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why are allusions useful in language?

• They require no prior knowledge to be understood

• They make language more difficult to understand

• They are a form of hyperbole

• They enrich language by referencing common knowledge

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4