
Figurative Language
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Tara Divittorio
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12 Slides • 15 Questions
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Figurative Language
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Let's Review
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Alliteration
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of alliteration?
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
Lazy leaping lizards are licking luscious lollipops
She was wide-eyed and and wondering while she waited for Walter.
Peter Smith picked some blueberries
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Hyperbole
Language that uses exaggeration
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of hyperbole?
I told you a million times what a hyperbole is.
My backpack weighs a ton.
I died laughing.
I am cold
The dish broke with a lot of pieces.
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Onomatopeia
Words that immitate sounds
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of onomatopeia?
Boom
Buzz
Zap
Hello
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Personification
Giving human qualities to objects or animals
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of Personification?
The dog said, "Ruff, ruff, I'm a dog!"
The trees danced in the wind.
The ocean danced in the moonlight.
My bed was calling me while I was doing my last assignment
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Metaphor
Comparing two unlike things by saying one "is" like the other.
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of a metaphor?
Barbara runs like the wind.
Standing next to his baby brother, Carlos is a giant.
The crowd was an angry beast.
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Simile
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of simile?
The teens descended on the buffet like a swarm of locust.
I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
The two goldfish were like floating butterscotch candies.
My girlfriend looks just like her mother.
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Idiom
A common phrase or expression that has figurative meaning.
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Multiple Select
Which of these are examples of an idiom?
After falling overboard, I saw that I was swimming with sharks!
My teacher told me I was on fire because I aced all of my tests this week.
The lights are on but nobody's home.
Hold your horses!
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Watch these short clips
Decide which type(s) of figurative language are in each.
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Multiple Select
What type of figurative language does Daniel Radcliff use here?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
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Multiple Select
What figurative language is used here?
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
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Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used here?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used here?
Alliteration
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
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Multiple Choice
What figurative language is present here? (hint: it's not what is said)
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
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Multiple Select
Which 2 types of figurative language does Forrest Gump use?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
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Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used here?
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
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Multiple Choice
Last but not least, what figurative language is present here?
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
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Figurative Language
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