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Figurative Language Definitions
Identifying Figurative Language
Figurative Language Analysis
Unit 2 Vocabulary Part 1
Unit 2 Vocabulary Part 2
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What is the definition of the term simile?
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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Name the figurative language being used in the following sentence(s). I woke with the jostling and shouting of merry flowers.
personification
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What are the two reasons that an author uses figurative language in their writing?
to make it more interesting (gain the reader's attention) and to create imagery or help the reader better understand
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Which vocabulary word means: the struggle or problem within a story?
conflict
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What does the word factual mean?
real, correct, based on facts
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What is the definition of the word metaphor?
a comparison of two unlike things where one thing is said to be another
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Name the figurative language being used in the following sentence(s). Oh, never, if I live to a million, Shall I feel such a grievous pain
hyperbole
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Identify and explain the following figurative language. After everyone had finished eating, her plate was still filled with food. She was stuffed and thought to herself that her eyes must have been bigger than her stomach.
Idiom, it means that the girl took too much food because she thought she would eat more than she really could.
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Which vocabulary word means: having a great desire or interest in doing something?
eagerness
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What does the word reliable mean?
trustworthy, dependable and consistent
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What is the definition of a hyperbole?
an exaggeration used for emphasis
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Name the figurative language being used in the following sentence(s). My brain is fire--my heart is lead!
metaphor
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Identify and explain the following figurative language. The storm shook the land with endless thunder.
Hyperbole, it exaggerates the power of the thunder as well as the frequency. Surely the thunder must end sometime.
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Which vocabulary word means: doubtful, unsure?
skeptical
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What does the word intolerant mean?
narrow-minded, not accepting differences
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What is the definition of personification?
giving human characteristics to something that is not human
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Name the figurative language being used in the following sentence(s). I could grow very still Like an old stone on a hill.
simile
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Identify and explain the following figurative language. Over me bright April Shakes out her rain-drenched hair
personification, it is giving April the ability to "shake out her hair" and referring to "April Showers"
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Which vocabulary word means: needing immediate attention?
urgent
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What does the word abundant mean?
more than enough, plentiful
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What is the definition of alliteration?
the repetition of the same beginning consonant sounds in a line or verse
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Name the figurative language being used in the following sentence(s). She's all bark and no bite.
idiom
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Identify and explain the following figurative language. The drops ran down as slow as fate.
Simile, it is comparing slowly dripping drops to fate because we have to wait to learn our fate, we can't rush time
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Which vocabulary word means: having strong or intense feelings?
passionate
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What does the word celebratory mean?
to rejoice in something, to honor