Complete the figurative language
Identify the figurative language
Give an example of the figurative language
Define the figurative language
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Simile: As brave______ a lion. 

as

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The clock demanded to be heard, as it rang out the time. 

personification

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Create a simile comparing school to an amusement park.

Option: “School is like a rollercoaster.” 

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Define a simile.

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

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This punctuation mark goes at the end of a complete sentence.

What is a period?

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Simile: Her smile was ___ the sun.

like

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He's as fast as a cheetah.

simile

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Create a metaphor about someone in the class

Option: Miss Jackson's hair is a rats nest.

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Define a metaphor.

A comparison saying one thing is another.

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You use this punctuation mark to separate items in a list, after introductory words, and in compound sentences.

What is a comma?

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Metaphor: The classroom ____a zoo during the test. 

was

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She is a shining star.

metaphor

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Create a hyperbole about homework.

Option: “I have a mountain of homework tonight.” 

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Define personification.

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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This punctuation mark is used to introduce a list, quotation, or explanation.

What is a colon?

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Personification: The wind ____ through the trees.

whispered, howled, sang...

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I am so hungry, I could eat a horse. 

hyperbole

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Create a personification about winter. 

Option: “Winter wrapped the world in icy arms.” 

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Define hyperbole.

An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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Which is correct: This word is used to compare things: “She is taller than/then him.” 

What is than?

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Personification: The lights _____ across the sky.

danced, ran, jumped...

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The thunder grumbled angrily at the sky.

personification

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Create a personification about a pencil

Option: The pencil laughed at me as it twitched in my hands.

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Define figurative language in general.

A way of using words beyond their literal meaning to create imagery, comparisons, or emphasis.

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Which is correct: The loss of her job had a great affect/effect on her.

What is effect?