Idioms Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom"

is an example of...

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Tracy was feeling down in the dumps after failing the test" is an example of...

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in the series of words is called

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

• 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

Words that imitate sounds

• metaphor

• onomatopeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Alliteration is defined as...

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple words in a row

• The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of multiple words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Descriptive words using the five senses

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Figurative language that uses words that sound like they are spelled is...

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• 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

An idiom is defined as...

• A figure of speech that cannot be interpreted by its literal meaning

• a comparison

• descriptive words using the five senses

• Multiple words that begin with the same sound

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• A) The cat meowed loudly.

• B) She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• C) It's raining cats and dogs.

• D) As brave as a lion.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the sentence that uses alliteration.

• A) The thunder roared in the night.

• B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• C) The sun set in the west.

• D) The leaves rustled in the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4