Understanding Figurative Language

What is the primary purpose of using figurative language in literature?

• To make the text longer

• To replace ordinary language

• To enhance descriptions and connect with the reader

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does sensory language appeal to?

• Historical facts

• The five senses

• Logical reasoning

• Mathematical concepts

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• A metaphor directly states one thing is another

• A simile directly states one thing is another

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

• There is no difference

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• Giving animal qualities to humans

• Giving human qualities to non-human entities

• Using 'like' or 'as' to make comparisons

• Describing objects using the five senses

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• She was a shining star

• Break a leg

• The sun smiled down on us

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What type of figurative language is 'The leaves danced in the wind'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The curtain of night

• Boom

• He is a lion in battle

• As busy as a bee

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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 does the idiom 'break a leg' actually mean?

• To start a journey

• To wish someone good luck

• To stop immediately

• To literally break a leg

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which type of figurative language is used in 'Santa's belly shook like a bowl full of jelly'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the onomatopoeia 'jingle' suggest in the context of sleigh bells?

• The weight of the bells

• The color of the bells

• The sound the bells make

• The size of the bells

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5