Literal and figurative meaning

It was raining cats and dogs

• simile

• metaphor

• neither

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"As white as a ghost" could mean...

• you're looking pale
• you're scared
• you're feeling sick
• all of the above

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.
• Language that means exactly what the words say.
• Language full of descriptive words
• Language used for comparing and contrasting

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The boat smells fishy.

• full of fish smell

• full of fish

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is literal language?

• Implied meanings

• Mean what is said exactly

• Mood

• Tone

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"I am taller than my brother" is an example of

• a simile

• a metaphor

• personification

• a literal statement

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

• figurative

• literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which literary device is pictured?

• hyberbole/exaggeration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4