Exploring Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, and Hyperbole

The video explores figurative language, focusing on similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. It uses vivid examples from everyday life, such as the wind blowing like a turbine and buildings stretching into the sky, to illustrate these concepts. The video concludes with a reflection on the artistic murals of Philadelphia, likening them to mountains that peek over the city's horizons.

What is the main purpose of Mrs. Frank's video?

• To talk about the weather

• To show a science experiment

• To describe her neighborhood

• To teach about different types of figurative language

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind is blowing like a turbine

• The birds fly the whole world in one beat of their wings

• The building stretches miles up into the sky

• The murals of Philadelphia are mountains

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the phrase 'the wind is blowing like a turbine' illustrate?

• An idiom

• A metaphor

• A hyperbole

• A simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

How are the buildings described in the video?

• Covered in murals

• As tall as mountains

• Stretching miles up into the sky

• As small as ants

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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 figurative language is used to describe the murals of Philadelphia?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A