Figurative Language Meanings

BAM!  The door shut behind me. 

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..

• Every cloud is outlined in silver

• It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence 

• Even difficult days will turn out for the better

• Move on with life

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..

• Its actually raining cats and dogs outside

• It is raining 

• Its raining really hard outside

• The weather is perfect

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

An idiom is  

• a phrase that doesn't have a literal or predictive meaning 

• a phrase that is supposed to be taken literally

• when an idiot takes this test

• a phrase that has several meanings

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This is an example of.. 

• a pun on words

• an idiom

• a hyperbole

• a metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Structure

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The man was a constant and steady rock. This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor 

• Style

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D