SY25 C4, L1 - Figurative Language

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Match the term

• appeals to our five physical senses

• allusion

•  a reference to another work

• alliteration

•  repetition of usually initial consonant

• hyperbole

•  exaggeration for emphasis

• idiom

•  a phrase with a figurative meaning

• imagery

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Match the term

• figurative language

• personification

• attributing human traits

• onomatopoeia

• comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• meiosis

  
  

• cell division

• simile

• sound imitation

• metaphor

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_________ is language used for descriptive effect to illustrate or imply ideas indirectly. Words are used differently from their literal meaning to create deeper meaning.

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"My to-do list, once a blank canvas of potential, has become a tangled forest where priorities fight to find the light.

• metaphor

  
  

• hyperbole

• simile

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"Burdens piled up like bricks in an endless wall—chores multiplied by the second, homework towered above me like a skyscraper, and decisions crashed down like relentless waves on a fragile shore."

• metaphor

  
  

• hyperbole

  
  

• simile

  
  

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"Growing up was like trying to swim against a powerful current while carrying a heavy backpack filled with expectations, each step forward demanding strength I wasn’t sure I had."

• metaphor

  
  

• hyperbole

  
  

• simile

  
  

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• _______the emotional tone or atmosphere that is created in a piece of writing for the reader to experience

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Authors will select words with a positive or negative ______ (feeling/emotion) that will reflect will convey the attitude toward a subject.

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1. How does the metaphor, “ searching for an opportunity felt like trying to catch lightning in a 

    bottle,” contribute to the mood of this passage?

• 1. a. by suggesting that finding a job is an easy and fun process

• 1. b. by giving the impression the job market is abundant with opportunities

• 1. c. by highlighting the overwhelming challenge of the competitive job market

• 1. d. by expressing a sense of adventure, like an enjoyable journey of discovery

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2. Read this sentence from the passage.

"....the arguments that swirled like storm clouds above her, blocking the sunlight she so 

        desperately needed."

How does the use of personification contribute to the mood of this passage?

• a. by creating a sense of apprehension

• b. by creating a sense of playfulness

• c. by creating a sense of resentment 

• d. by creating a sense of tranquility