Figurative Language in 3rd Grade ELA

The video tutorial reviews figurative language, including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom, imagery, alliteration, and personification. It explains how these figures of speech compare, exaggerate, or convey meanings different from literal interpretations. Examples are provided to illustrate each type, and the importance of context in understanding figurative language is emphasized. The lesson concludes with a prompt to complete an activity on figurative language.

What does figurative language include?

• Literal expressions only

• Direct statements without comparison

• Simple statements of fact

• Figures of speech that exaggerate or differ from expectations

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How is a simile different from a metaphor?

• There is no difference

• A simile makes a direct comparison

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

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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?

• Quick as a cat

• Bright like the sun

• Happy as a clam

• A walking encyclopedia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What can figurative language help you do?

• Make sentences longer

• Clarify words or phrases that are confusing

• None of the above

• Understand literal meanings better

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is hyperbole?

• A literal expression

• An exaggeration to emphasize a point

• An understatement

• A direct comparison

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does an idiom mean?

• Its literal words

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• Something different from its individual words

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is imagery in figurative language?

• A phrase that means something different from its words

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• A type of exaggeration

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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 does alliteration focus on?

• The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

• Giving human-like qualities to objects

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• Exaggeration for effect

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is personification?

• Using 'like' or 'as' to make comparisons

• A type of hyperbole

• Giving objects human-like qualities

• A type of metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is not a type of figurative language?

• Adjective

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D