Exploring Figurative Language

What is the primary purpose of figurative language?

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the reader

• To simplify complex ideas

• To create vivid imagery in the reader's mind

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How does a simile differ from a metaphor?

• Similes are used only in poetry

• Metaphors cannot be used in literature

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What distinguishes a metaphor from a simile?

• Absence of 'like' or 'as' in comparison

• Use of 'like' or 'as' in comparison

• Lack of comparison

• Use of explicit comparison

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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 personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• She is as fast as a cheetah

• Life is a rollercoaster

• He has a heart of stone

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which type of figurative language is used to give non-human things human characteristics?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does hyperbole aim to achieve?

• To provide a literal explanation

• To understate a situation

• To exaggerate for dramatic effect

• To confuse the audience

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which figurative language involves exaggeration?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Smooth

• Bright

• Quick

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the effect of using alliteration?

• It makes the text difficult to understand

• It adds a musical quality to the text

• It simplifies complex concepts

• It creates a rhyming pattern

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of alliteration?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text visually appealing

• To shorten the text

• To add a rhythmic quality

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4