Figurative Speech

_____a figure of speech in which two a things are compared, NOT using like or as 

• Simile 

• Metaphor 

• Personification 

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Waiting to be chosen, each dress waited patiently. Waiting to be chosen is an example of ____________________________.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Was a sparkling ruby is an example of _____.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beans. Eyes fixed on her like laser beams

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Words go beyond their literal meaning to suggest a more complex idea, or to provide clarification or comparison

• figurative

• imagery

• abstract

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which form of figurative speech is this an example of?

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• 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

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• Time is a thief.

• He swam in the sea of diamonds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

It like a get out of jail free card

• Onomatopoeia

• Illusion

• metaphor

• Simile

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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 sentences contains a metaphor?

• The computer at the heart of the robot was its brain.

• The car complained as the key turned in its ignition.

• The fireworks were a symphony of color in the night sky.

• The wind howled in its fury.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D