Figurative Language
This figurative language device compares two things by using LIKE OR AS.
Simile
What is a SETTING?
The location of where a story takes place.
Week vs Weak
Weak (lacking power or strength)
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Difficult
Hard
Easy
What is the most popular carbonated beverage (soda) in America?
Coca Cola
Look at the sentence, and state which figurative language device is being used:
You can hear the trees whisper in the dark.
Personification
What does it mean to REVISE?
To make corrections to your work.
Mail vs Male
Mail (letters or packages conveyed by a postal system)
Male (a specific gender)
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Genuine
Real
Fake
Which animal is the fastest on land?
Cheetah
Look at the sentence, and state which figurative language device is being used:
That food was so hot, my ears were smoking!
Hyperbole
What is a PROMPT?
This is what your essay will be about.
Threw vs Through
Threw (to propel an item in the air)
Through (entering on one side, and exiting out on the other side)
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Brief
Short
Long
Who was Walt Disney's favorite princess?
Cinderella
This figurative language type helps the reader to predict what will happen in the future.
Foreshadow
What is an EXCERPT?
Part of a passage that is taken from a book.
There, Their, They're
There (location)
Their (a specific group pf people)
They're (They + are put together)
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Cozy
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Which month only has 28 days?
February
Look at the sentence, and state which figurative language device is being used:
DRIBBLE DRIBBLE SWOOSH!
Onomatopoiea
What does CONVEY mean?
To show or communicate a message.
By, Buy, Bye
By (to be near something)
Buy (to make a purchase)
Bye (to leave)
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Ancient
Old
New
Which Disney princess is inspired by a real person?
Pocahontas