Figurative Language/ Sentence Structure

The following sentence is an example of: "The wind was as cold as ice."

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An extreme exaggeration is a

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• idiom

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is it when you make a comparison WITHOUT using 'like or as'?

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the following sentence an example of: "The ocean roared as the waves came crashing in!"

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What literary element is a widely used saying or expression that differs from it's literal meaning?

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The following is an example of: "It's raining cats and dogs!"

• idiom

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What are these an example of: "BOOM, CRASH, ZIP"

• simile

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• 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

"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of?

• oxymoron

• personification

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The following is an example of: "Her eyes were crystal."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"My mouth is on fire!" is an example of?

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A