Island of the Blue Dolphins Figurative Language

Island of the Blue Dolphins Figurative Language

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English

5th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

2.

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'.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'The water lapped against the walls, it sounded like the soft music of a flute.'

Back

Simile.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'The canoe made a path in the black water like a snake.'

Back

Simile.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'The sea is smooth. It is a flat stone without any scratches.'

Back

Metaphor.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'He was small for one who had lived so many suns and moons, but quick as a cricket.'

Back

Simile.

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