Figurative Language and Literal Language Unit 6 Amplify

Which answer is an example of figurative language?

• It's raining cats and dogs!

• I went to the park.

• I am so tired.

• It's raining a lot.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of literal language?

• I was as quite as a mouse.

• I'm on cloud nine!

• I am going to the mall on Saturday.

• Sarah ran as fast as a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"I am going to sleep as peacefully as a baby."

This sentence is an example of..

• Hyperbole

• Literal Language

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Figurative language is defined as...

• First person point of view.

• Away of using words or phrases to convey meaning that is not literal.

• The dictionary definition.

• A sentence using like or as.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The definition of literal language is..

• The perspective in which a story is being told.

• A Santza

• The dictionary definition.

• A sentence using like or as.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence is in first person point of view?

• Sarah said she is having a good day.

• Liam ran to the store.

• David can run fast.

• We had a very fun day watching Polar Express in our class.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Which sentence is in third person point of view?

• I will run the bank later.

• She told us she was very tired.

• Lucy dreamed about being able to fly.

• Our class went on a field trip.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Inferencing can be described as...

• A group of lines in a poem.

• A sentence using like or as.

• Away of using words or phrases to convey meaning that is not literal.

• An idea or conclusion that is drawn from evidence from the text or an educated guess.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The sentence, "She ran as fast as a cheetah." is figurative language because...

• Humans cannot run as fast as cheetahs.

• Cheetahs are slow.

• She ran fast.

• She ran slow

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The literal meaning of the sentence, "He walked as slow as a turtle." is...

• Turtles are smart.

• He walked very slow.

• He walked fast.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4