Similes, Metaphors and Personification
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+12
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a literary device where human characteristics are attributed to non-human things or abstract concepts.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Provide an example of a simile.
Back
An example of a simile is: 'Her smile was like sunshine.'
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Provide an example of a metaphor.
Back
An example of a metaphor is: 'Time is a thief.'
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Back
The main difference is that a simile uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison, while a metaphor does not.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify whether the following is a simile or metaphor: 'The world is a stage.'
Back
This is a metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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