Figurative Language in a Text

An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  

• tone 

• hyperbole 

• alliteration 

• rhyme 

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables

• Simile 

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence below shows personification?

• The air was cold.

• The sun is bright yellow.

• The cat raced down the hall.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which poetic element is shown here?

• Couplet

• Personification

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  

• rhyme 

• alliteration 

• assonance 

• simile 

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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 line below uses alliteration?

• Scarlet as the setting sun

• Wisdom lies in a multitude of counsel

• How do I love thee?

• Fox in socks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Definition:  

when an author uses words or phrases in ways that may not be literal and makes the text interesting

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

• Irony

• Hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4