Figures of Speech

Which are figurative of speech terms

• simile

• adjectives

• metaphor

• imagery

• nouns

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

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CCSS.L.6.5A

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Is a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrase a few times to make an idea clearer.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A comparison using like or as

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the definition of metaphor

• a comparison using like or as

• giving human qualities to something nonhuman

• a comparison that doesn't use like or as

• a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh."

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is a simile?

• He has the eyes of a hawk.

• She sings like an angel.

• The walls in the apartment house were paper thin.

• The man is a rock.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D