This is the device to describe a comparison of two unlike things that don't use "like" or "as".

An example of this device would be → "Her hair is fire."

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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This is the device to describe giving human traits or characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas.

An example of this device would be → "The shooting star dashed across the night sky."

• juxtaposition

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the quote below.

"I was so ashamed and embarrassed I could’ve died."

Which figurative language device is being used?

• flashback

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the quote below.

"About a block away I saw a crowd of little kids yelling, with the dogs yipping and growling around someone who was walking down the middle of the street."

Which device is being used?

• irony

• anaphora

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which device means to hint at or give clues about what will happen later in the story?

• flashback

• foreshadow

• onomatopoeia

• anaphora

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The written conversation between two or more characters is called ___.

• juxtaposition

• flashback

• theme

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Organize the definitions into their correct figurative language term.

Groups:

(a) Simile

,

(b) Imagery

,

(c) Alliteration

,

(d) Irony

• A contrast between what is expected, and what actually happens.

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• The repetition of the same consonant sound.

• Descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Below, write an example of a hyperbole.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the quote below.

“Stay safe. Stay well. Stay happy.”

Which figurative language device is being used?

• juxtaposition

• rhyme

• anaphora

• oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Placing two or more ideas, characters, or events side by side to highlight their differences or similarities is called what?

• symbolism

• rhyme

• juxtaposition

• point of view

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3