4th Grade Language Arts

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'She is as brave as a lion.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars danced in the sky.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'He is a shining star.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figurative language: 'She runs like the wind.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I have a ton of homework.'

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Hyperbole.

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What does 'as brave as a lion' mean?

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It means someone is very brave, using a simile for comparison.

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What does 'boiling mad' mean?

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It means extremely angry, using a metaphor.