Exploring Figurative Language

What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?

• To express ideas in unique and creative ways

• To make the writing more boring

• To use as many big words as possible

• To follow grammar rules strictly

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• There is no difference between them

• A metaphor directly compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'

• A simile does not compare two things

• A metaphor 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 does personification achieve in writing?

• It makes non-human things feel alive

• It exaggerates facts for effect

• It uses 'like' or 'as' to compare things

• It makes writing more factual

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole used for in writing?

• To exaggerate for dramatic effect

• To make an exact comparison

• To give human qualities to objects

• To understate the importance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an idiom?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• An expression that doesn't mean what it literally says

• A word that imitates a sound

• A repetition of the same sound

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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 does irony typically involve?

• An exaggeration for emphasis

• A repetition of initial consonant sounds

• A contrast between expectations and reality

• A straightforward situation

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What does metonymy rely on?

• Exaggeration

• Association between closely related things

• Direct comparison

• Sound imitation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

How does symbolism enrich writing?

• By repeating sounds

• By exaggerating details

• By adding layers of meaning

• By making it more literal

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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 effect does alliteration have on writing?

• It gives human qualities to objects

• It creates a musical quality

• It directly compares two things

• It makes the writing more factual

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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 onomatopoeia?

• Words that imitate sounds

• A human-like quality given to objects

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5