Figurative Language Flocabulary

Figurative Language is a set of literary techniques that _______ writing by adding ____ ________ and ______________ beyond the literal facts 

• changes; meaning; decisions 

• enhance; new meaning; context

• enhance; old contexts; decisions 

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TEKS.ELA.2.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2I

What do you think "literal" means here?

• Something that is written down in a book

• Something that is real or stated.

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TEKS.ELA.2.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

Which one of the two instructors is using figurative langauage?

• The one wearing red

• The one wearing grey

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TEKS.ELA.2.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

How do you know?

Hint: It is not "how" she said it...

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TEKS.ELA.3.10F

TEKS.ELA.4.10F

TEKS.ELA.5.10F

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

A simile is a direct comparison between two things that 

• uses like or as

• does not use like or as

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TEKS.ELA.3.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Which of the following is a simile? Mark all that apply. 

• Be quick like a bunny and get to school. 

• I came in like a wrecking ball.

• She is a hungry dinosaur at the dinner table.

• She is as hungry as a dinosaur at the dinner table.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 

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TEKS.ELA.3.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

What makes "she is as hungry as a dinosaur" a simlie while "she is a hungry dinosaur" is not?

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TEKS.ELA.3.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

A metaphor is a ___________ that makes an _______ or hidden ____________ between two ideas. 

• comparison; effortless; distinction 

• comparison; implies; connection 

• comparison; using like or as

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TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D

Which of the following most likely defines the word "implied"?

• Something that is hidden

• Something that is told to us directly and is something we should already know

• Something that is not to us directly but is an idea someone wants us to know.

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TEKS.ELA.2.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.LG.2I

Which of the following examples is a metaphor? Mark all that apply. 

• That girl is a firecracker.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Love is a key to a locked door.

• My mother is a mystery

• My dog is like a cheetah at dinner time. 

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TEKS.ELA.4.10D

TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.MATH.7.9D