Figurative language

What does the phrase 'a bear of a lesson' symbolize?

• A lesson in the woods

• A lesson about bears

• A fun lesson

• A difficult lesson

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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 a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A way to describe sound

• A type of metaphor

• A direct 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 a metaphor?

• Love is a rose

• Hungry as a bear

• Singing like a bird

• Crying like a wolf

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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?

• Using 'like' or 'as' in descriptions

• Describing nature

• Giving human traits to objects

• Giving human traits to animals

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is an allusion?

• A direct statement

• A false belief

• A reference to another piece of culture

• A type of flower

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4