Figurative language

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• None of the above

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The assignment was a breeze"

is an example of

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An over exaggeration 
• Comparing two things without using like and as

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The water well is as dry as a bone

is an example of

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to a human

• Giving non living qualities to living things

• Comparing something to a nonliving thing.

• Giving human qualities to a non human things

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
• Telling the truth
• Comparing a rock to a island
• Break a leg

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air

is an example of

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• The 4th of July

• All of the above

Onomatopoeia is...

• An exaggerated statement
• A sound effect
• A comparison of two things using like or as
• The use of a word associated with a sound.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A