Figurative Language

What is personification?

• A literary device that involves exaggeration for emphasis.
• A technique used to create vivid imagery through detailed descriptions.
• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
• Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things.

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of metaphor.
• A simile is a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.
• A simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
• A simile is a figure of speech that exaggerates for effect.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things.
• A metaphor is a literal description of an object.
• A metaphor is a synonym for a word.
• A metaphor is a type of simile.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is onomatopoeia?

• Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.
• A literary device that involves exaggeration.
• A word that describes a feeling or emotion.
• A type of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is an allusion?

• A detailed explanation of a concept.
• A direct quote from a source.
• A synonym for a metaphor.
• An allusion is an indirect reference to something.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is an idiom?

• An idiom is a figurative expression whose meaning is not deducible from the individual words.
• An idiom is a literal expression with a clear meaning.
• An idiom is a type of grammar rule in a language.
• An idiom is a synonym for a common word.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is a hyperbole?

• A hyperbole is a literal statement.
• A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim.
• A hyperbole is a type of metaphor.
• A hyperbole is a factual description.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is irony?

• Irony refers to a literal statement.
• Irony is a contrast between expectation and reality.
• Irony is always positive.
• Irony is a type of humor.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is alliteration?

• Alliteration is the use of rhymes in poetry.
• Alliteration refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.
• Alliteration is a type of metaphor used in literature.
• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is imagery?

• Imagery is a type of visual art.
• Imagery is descriptive language that evokes sensory experiences.
• Imagery refers to the use of numbers in poetry.
• Imagery is a technique used in mathematics.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5