Figurative Language Symbols

Define: Hyperbole

• exaggeration for effect

• comparison of two or more things using “like”, “as”, “than”, or “resembles”

• I do not know

• a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people.

• comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The breeze felt like a refreshing drink of lemonade. (2)The night air was fuel for my work, and it was a beautiful night. (3)If I was going to finish writing this test, then it was going to be the longest night of my life. (4)Then like booming thunder, a light bulb went off in my head. (5) I searched for the perfect program where I could peruse several small suggestions swiftly. (6) Sadly, my time on Herculean efforts on Google reminded me of a crazy Spongebob Squarepants episode. (7) Even though I knew what I was searching for, it didn’t go well. (8) It seems that I will be working like a dog for tonight. (9) One good thing did happen, though: I finally discovered what one calls a super articulate dinosaur... a Thesaurus..., and next time a dinosaur drops by for lunch, I'll know how to properly invite him. "Tea, Rex?" The underlined sentence in blue font is an example of

• visual imagery (sense of sight)

• simile

• No figurative language is used here.

• metaphor

• I do not know

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

language used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification...)

• characterization

• narrative

• sensory details

• figurative language

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a person, place, or thing that stands for something else

• myth

• symbolism

• symbol

• effective

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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 use of symbols

• symbolism

• symbols

• genre

• myth

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is personification?

• A literary device that involves exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique used to create vivid imagery through detailed descriptions.

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

• Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is an idiom?

• An idiom is a figurative expression whose meaning is not deducible from the individual words.

• An idiom is a literal expression with a clear meaning.

• An idiom is a type of grammar rule in a language.

• An idiom is a synonym for a common word.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is imagery?

• Imagery is a type of visual art.

• Imagery is descriptive language that evokes sensory experiences.

• Imagery refers to the use of numbers in poetry.

• Imagery is a technique used in mathematics.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What form of figurative language is used in this example?

"Skies are crying, I am watching

Catching teardrops in my hands…"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What sound device is used in this example?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4