Figures of Speech

Simile is when the following words are used to compare two things or people:

• So

• As

• Similar

• Like

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“I saw a million flowers at one glance.”

The figure of speech used here is _____

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Pretty Ugly" is an example of which Figure of Speech?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Boom- is an example of ______

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Frame a line using the following figure of speech:

Tautology

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Twinkle twinkle little star.”

Which figure of speech is this?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What do we use figures of speech for?

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The cup danced joyfully across the table - is an example of __________

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Explain the difference between oxymoron and antithesis

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

This crawling pencil is as good as an ant.

Mark the figure of speech

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• ^{None of these}

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D