Exploring Key Language Techniques with Examples

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Time is money.

• The computer screamed in agony.

• She danced like a leaf on the wind.

• He is a lion in battle.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does figurative language use to make text more engaging?

• Comparisons and imagery

• Literal descriptions

• Technical jargon

• Complex grammar structures

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the main difference between a metaphor and a simile?

• Metaphors imply direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

• Similes can only compare objects.

• Similes describe only emotions.

• Metaphors use 'like' or 'as'.

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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 is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Adjective

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

How does figurative language affect the reader's experience?

• By complicating the text

• By making the text more vivid and engaging

• By providing literal explanations

• By clarifying technical terms

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• He runs fast.

• I've told you a thousand times.

• The car is blue.

• She is very tall.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which figurative language technique involves exaggeration?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does alliteration focus on?

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words.

• The comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

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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 personification?

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The car is red.

• The book was on the table.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is onomatopoeia?

• Exaggeration for effect

• A type of metaphor

• Using words that imitate the sound they denote

• The repetition of sound at the start of words

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5