Figurative Language Definitions

Figurative Language Definitions

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English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5, L.4.5A, L.6.5A

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Difference between personification and anthropomorphism:

Back

Anthropomorphism turns an animal or object into a human-like being that can reason, while personification gives a simple human quality.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Expression using familiar phrases not meant literally, lacking sense outside historical meaning.

Back

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Definition of alliteration:

Back

Repetition of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Definition of consonance:

Back

Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Definition of assonance:

Back

Repetition of vowel sounds, usually in poetry and music.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Difference between irony, paradox, and oxymoron:

Back

Irony: saying the opposite of what we mean; Paradox: a self-contradictory statement; Oxymoron: combines contradictory terms like 'deafening silence'.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Description creating a strong sense of familiarity through the senses?

Back

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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