Figurative Language Review P.JR.High

Figurative language...

• Goes beyond the meaning of literal words

• Is the use of words beyond what they usually mean

• Means exactly what it says

• Is meant to be interpreted imaginatively

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of these is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Plot

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is a simile

• They're like two peas in a pod.
• Her heart was made of gold

• What do you get from a pampered cow? Spoiled milk

• The sun beat down on us

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is onomatopoeia?

• A comparison between two things

• The use of words that sound like their meaning, or words that mimic sounds

• An exaggeration

• the repetition of the first consonant sound in several words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is an idiom?

• A phrase where the meaning is not literal. It has a hidden meaning

• A comparison using like or as

• A comparison that does not use like or as

• A reference to a famous person, place or event

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following are examples of puns?

• The baker could not open on Monday because, he needed dough

• The bee buzzed past my face

• It was criminal for Carly to take my pencil without asking

• It was so pointless to write with my broken pencil

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CCSS.L.8.5A

A simile...

• Is an exaggeration

• Compares two things without using like or as

• Compares two things using like or as

• References a famous person, place, or event

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A ________ compares two things by stating that one thing is another

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Pun

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"She was so nice her heart was made of gold!"

This is an example of:

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Allusion

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words is...

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4