Figurative Language

Which is an example of Alliteration?

• All Boys Can Dance!

• Soft snow falls softly.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Type in your favorite Onomatopoeia!

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which is an example of a Metaphor?

• The sun shined like a flashlight in the sky.

• The baby is a bundle of joy!

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a Simile?

• He is a scaredy cat!

• He is as brave as a Lion.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile's use the words...(you need to pick more than one answer choice!)

• Like

• Such

• As

• The

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which figurative language is a repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Match the following figurative language with the correct definition.

• An expression that cannot be understood by words alone, but by the whole.

• Hyperbole

• Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

• Simile

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as.

• Imagery

• A word/phrase that is used to refer to another thing in order to show that they are similar.

• Idiom

• Writing about objects , actions, and ideas, in such a way that it appeals to our 5 senses.

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Meow

• Splat

• Book

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4