Figurative Language Terms

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of fruit

• A type of dance

• A type of vehicle

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Give an example of personification.

• The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

• The book is filled with interesting stories.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does the phrase 'it's raining cats and dogs' mean?

• It means the sun is shining brightly

• It means it's snowing heavily

• It means it is raining heavily.

• It means there is a tornado approaching

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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Explain what a metaphor is.

• A metaphor is a type of musical instrument commonly used in jazz bands

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation used to solve for unknown variables

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other.

• A metaphor is a type of insect that lives in tropical regions

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Provide an example of hyperbole.

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so cold I could turn into ice.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the phrase 'time flies' represent?

• Time is predictable

• Time seems to pass quickly

• Time stands still

• Time is irrelevant

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Define the term 'onomatopoeia'.

• Words imitating sounds

• Words with opposite meanings

• Words with multiple meanings

• Words describing emotions

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What does the term 'alliteration' mean?

• A repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase

• A comparison of two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

• A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning

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What does the phrase 'break a leg' mean?

• It means to literally break one's leg

• It means to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance

• It means to stop doing something

• It means to start a journey

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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What does the phrase 'a piece of cake' mean?

• It means to literally have a piece of cake

• It means something is very difficult

• It means something is very easy

• It means to start a journey

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CCSS.L.4.5B

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