Christmas Figurative Language/Context Clues

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What does 'flooded with gifts' mean?

Back

The room was full of presents.

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What does 'blanketed' mean in the context of snowflakes?

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Covered.

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Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' is a __________.

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Simile.

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What does the simile 'the crackling of the fire sounded like home' compare?

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The sound of the fire and home.

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What does 'skating on thin ice' mean?

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He was getting in trouble.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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

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What does 'covered' mean in the context of snow?

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To be completely overlaid or concealed.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.