Figurative Language

Why is figurative langauge used in texts?

Answer explanation

To make it more interesting, to paint an image in the reader's mind

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

an exaggertation

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• She was as busy as a bee.

• He ran faster than the wind.

• The stars winked at us.

• The cake was a mile high.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Define onomatopoeia.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A direct comparison not using "like" or "as."

• An exaggeration for effect.

• A word that mimics a sound.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The wind was whistling in the west.

• She was lost in a sea of nameless faces.

• A and B

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

What is the primary function of using a simile in text?

• To create a literal comparison

• To make the writing more descriptive by comparing two different things using "like" or "as"

• To exaggerate a particular aspect of something

• To give human characteristics to non-human objects

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A direct comparison not using "like" or "as."

• An exaggeration for effect.

• A word that mimics a sound.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Which of the following statements is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her smile was a bright, shining star.

• He ran like a cheetah in the race.

• The car complained as the key turned in its ignition.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• She read the book.

• I've told you a million times.

• The car is blue.

• He quietly entered the room.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Define a simile.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A direct comparison not using "like" or "as."

• An exaggeration for effect.

• A word that mimics a sound.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking