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Review figurative language: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia
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A simile...
Compares unlike items using like, as, or than
Compares similar items
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A hyperbole is an exaggeration
True
False
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Identify the metaphor
The man held the blanket like a memory
The bottle rolled like a teardrop
The teen boy's room is a disaster area
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Identify the metaphor
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
My heart swelled with a sea of tears
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Examples of onomatopoeia include:
Oink
Meow
Moo
Woof
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Identify the hyperbole
I like you like a kid loves cake
Boom!
She is as thin as a toothpick
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Identify the literary device used: "Life is like a box of chocolates."
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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Figurative language is...
Use of words that is different from the literal meaning
Use of words used to entertain
Use of words to convince readers
Use of words to state facts
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Is this a simile?: Her hair was as soft as a spiderweb
Yes
No
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Metaphor or nah?: Laughter is the music of the soul
Metaphor
Nah
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Pick the metaphor
The computer was an old dinosaur
Arguing with her was like throwing bombs
Her hope was as fragile as a seed
Scars are like the roadmap to the soul
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Identify the literary device used: "I am so tired, I could sleep for a year."
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
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What is a metaphor?
A comparison of unlike things
Applying human qualities to items
A statement of facts
An exaggeration
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Identify the literary device used: "Her heart is ice. She can't fall in love with anyone."
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
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Identify the literary device used: "Click Clack"
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
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Identify the literary device used: "She is as annoying as a mosquito buzzing in my ear."
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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Identify the simile
The stars looked like stupid little fish
I was lost in a sea of nameless faces
Her eyes were fireflies
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Identify the simile
Those tiny voices were as quiet as a mouse
Kisses are the flowers of love
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Pick the hyperbole
This is so boring.
Her smile was a mile wide
I ate so much
This car goes fast
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Identify the simile
She hung her head like a dying flower
The sky is blue
He has the heart of a lion
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
