Figurative Language

Figurative language the use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Onomatopoeia is a word that (a)   the sound of an object or action it refers to.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The flame in the candle danced in the dark.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Match the following terms of figurative language with their meaning.

• repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words

• metaphor

• comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• simile

• comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• hyperbole

• exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"It was empty as a jungle glade at hot high noon." What kind of figurative language is this?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Wendy and Peter were coming in the front door, cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles,..." this is an example of?

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid." What kind of figurative language is this?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D