Figurative Language

A simile... 

• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it

• Big exaggeration, usually with humor

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

 “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language device? 

• Hyperbole

• Personification 

• Simile 

• Metaphor 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device? 

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The tropical storm slept for days. This is an example of what figurative language device?

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home! What type of figurative language is used here?

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Personification 

• Hyperbole 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a metaphor? 

• Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it

• Big exaggeration, usually with humor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of a metaphor? 

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 

• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 

• Her hair was silk. 

• Buzz, Hiss, Woof 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 

• Alliteration 

• Personification 

• Hyperbole 

• Metaphor 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Let us go forth and lead the land we love. This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Theme

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." 
This is an example of a simile.

• True 

• False 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D