Figurative Language
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8th Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is figurative language?
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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It often involves comparisons, exaggerations, or symbolic meanings.
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
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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'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is hyperbole?
Back
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is personification?
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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is onomatopoeia?
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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. For example, 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.
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CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
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