Figurative Language & Poetry

compares unlike things using​ like or as ​

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Match the following

• metaphor

• You are my sunshine.

• idiom

• You are like the sunshine in my day.

• simile

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• hyperbole

• That hot fudge sundae is calling my name.

• personification

• Slipping in just before midnight, Luka avoided breaking curfew by the skin of her teeth.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Organize these sensory word options into the best categories

Groups:

(a) Sight

,

(b) Sound

,

(c) Smell/Taste

,

(d) Touch

• ray of sun

• flexible

• rough
• thunder

• smoke

• smooth
• spicy
• waves

• whisper

• sparkle

• bumpy
• soft
• aromatic
• green

• fruity

• blue

• chirping

• sour
• beehive

• pale

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is this an example of? “While I nodded, nearly napping” (The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe}

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are these examples of? To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden.

The smell of doughnuts my kryptonite.

• allusion

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) simile

,

(b) metaphor

,

(c) hyperbole

,

(d) allliteration

• She is a shining star in my life.
• Life is a journey.
• As busy as a bee
• • Many mumbling mice, making mighty music in the moonlight mighty nice.

• His heart is a cold, dark cave.
• • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• • Tiny turtles taking turns tanning on tree trunks.

• As cute as a button
• The world is a stage.
• • Silly squirrels singing songs in the sunshine.

• • He's as strong as an ox.

• • She's as old as the hills.

• Time is a thief.
• • Beautiful butterflies boldly balancing on blooming blossoms.

• As cool as a cucumber
• As brave as a lion
• As clear as crystal
• • Playful puppies prancing proudly in the park.

• • This bag weighs a ton.

• • I've told you a million times.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a ​_________ is a​ ​ direct comparison of two unlike things

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A direct or indirect reference to something historical, literary, religious, or mythical. The author usually uses references that will be understood by his or her audience, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. You can also make allusions to pop culture.

• allusion
• sensory language

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which sentence does NOT contain a metaphor?

• The world is a stage, and we are merely players.

• Her voice was a melody, soft and soothing.

• He has a heart of gold.

• The car zoomed down the road like a rocket.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Please fill in the blank to make the statement a simile:

Dylan is __ strong as an ox.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9