A Firehouse Burning Down Figurative Language – Flashcards
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A simile is a comparison between 2 unlike things using ______ or _____.
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like or as
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"He plopped his backpack really high on the right side of his desk so it was kind of like a wall between his desk and mine." This is an example of what type of figurative language device?
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simile
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A metaphor is a comparison between 2 unlike things ________ using like or as.
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without
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"At Beecher Prep, I'm the old moldy cheese." This is an example of what type of figurative language device?
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metaphor
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An idiom is an expression where the words used, mean something ___________ than you would find in the dictionary
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different
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"My beautiful Grans died so completely out of the blue" is an example of which figurative language device?
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idiom
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A hyperbole is an ___________ that cannot possibly be true
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exaggeration
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"Then that thing happened that I've seen a million times before" is an example of what figurative language device?
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hyperbole
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Alliteration is the ______________ of sounds.
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repetition
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"Mommy and I had a professor in college called Roberta Butt ... Bobbie Butt" is an example of which type of figurative language device?
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alliteration
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Onomatopoeia is when _____ imitate or represent sounds.
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words
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"I thought of when the alien ships land and they play that music: duh-dah-doo-da-dunn" is an example of which type of figurative language device?
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onomatopoeia
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A pun is a ____ on words.
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play
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Personification gives _____ characteristics to non-human things.
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human
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"The moon smiled" is an example of ____________.
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personification
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Allusion is a __________ is to a person, place or event in literature, sports, history, movies or the arts.
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reference
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"I think it's like the Cheese Touch in a Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is an example of which figurative language device? (NOT SIMILE)
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allusion
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An analogy a ___________ between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
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comparison
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Simple Sally sold silver is an example of alliteration because it repeats what sound?
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S
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Hiss, meow, pop are all examples of onomatopoeia because the words ____________ like their meaning.
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sound
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She ran as fast as a cheetah is an example of a simile because the girl is compared to a ______ using the word "as"
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cheetah
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In the line "Great waves looked over to the seashore," personification is used because the waves _________.
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looked
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My teacher is so old that I think she signed the Declaration of Independence. This is an example of hyperbole because the ____________ cannot possibly be that old.
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teacher
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"The sea is a diamond sparkling in the sun" is a metaphor because it compares the _____ to a diamond without using like or as.
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sea
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"Hit the hay" is an idiom because it means to go to ______ but the dictionary definition of each word means something else.
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sleep
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"The teacher is a scrooge with her candy" is an analogy because it compares the teacher's stinginess with a ________ character.
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Christmas
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"When it's a huge gym full of parents, everyone's eyes hit you like a wall of water" is an example of a simile because it compares ______ to a wall of water.
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eyes
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"The ocean just wasn't living inside my head anymore" is an example of personification because Auggie's hearing is "______"
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living
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"We both cried a million tears" is an example of hyperbole because it is impossible to cry a _____ tears.
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million
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"My father was the sun and moon to me" is an example of a metaphor because it compares a father to the ____ and moon without using like or as.
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sun
