EGHS Figurative Language

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Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

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Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

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Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

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Match the following words to their definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Hyperbole		The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Personification		The projection of human qualities onto nonhuman objects.
Metaphor		A comparison that states that one thing is another thing.
Alliteration		A comparison that states that one thing is another thing using "like" or "as."
Simile		An extravagant exaggeration.

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Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence.

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Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.'

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An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis.

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Words that imitate sounds.

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Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.)

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Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human.

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Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence.

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The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

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The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

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The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

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A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.)

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The dictionary definition of a word -

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The feeling/emotion that we get from a word -

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What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

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EGHS Figurative Language

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? "The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

Match the following words to their definition.

Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence.

Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.'

An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis.

Words that imitate sounds.

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.)

Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human.

Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence.

The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.)

The dictionary definition of a word -

The feeling/emotion that we get from a word -

What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

Which of these phrases use figurative language?

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? "The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

Match the following words to their definition.

Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence.

Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.'

An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis.

Words that imitate sounds.

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.)

Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human.

Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence.

The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.)

The dictionary definition of a word -

The feeling/emotion that we get from a word -

What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

Which of these phrases use figurative language?

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."