FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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Groups:

(a) Figurative Language Example

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(b) Type

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(c) Effect Created

• • "She ran as fast as a cheetah."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• "Her smile is sunshine on a rainy day."

• Compares her smile to sunshine, making it feel warm and happy.

• Gives the wind a calm, peaceful feeling, making it seem like it’s singing.

• Personification

• Shows how fast she is by comparing her speed to a cheetah.

• "The wind sang softly in the trees."

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TEKS.ELA.4.9B

MATCH THEM

Groups:

(a) Figurative Language Example

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(b) Type

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(c) Effect Created

• Alliteration
• Indicates emotional coldness and lack of compassion, suggesting a hard exterior.

• Onomatopoeia
• The leaves danced in the wind."

• • Makes the leaves seem alive and full of energy, like they are dancing.

• Time flew by as we enjoyed the party.

• Metaphor

• "He was a bear when he woke up."

• Shows that he was grumpy and mean, like a bear.

• Simile
• Creates a vivid image of a powerful and fearsome sound, akin to a lion's roar.

• Illuminates her warmth and positivity, brightening a gloomy situation.

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.

• He has a heart of stone.

• Hyperbole
• The thunder roared like a lion in the night.

• Personification

• Conveys the passage of time quickly and joyfully, as if it were flying.

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TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.4.10D