Figurative Language

A direct comparison of two things

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

My plants are begging for water.

• alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is this comic strip using a lot of? 

• onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole 

• Simlie 

• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

• Personification 
• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a metaphor?

• A word that makes the sound it represents

• A comparison of two unrelated things

• An exaggerated statement

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Don't be a stick in the mud! 

• idiom

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I jumped out of bed when I heard a "RING RING" coming from the other room.

• onomatopoeia

• smile

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Shine bright like a diamond

• onomatopoeia

• smile

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5