Identifying Figurative Language
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Objective
I can identify examples of idioms, hyperboles, and similes in sentences.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Figurative language is when words have meaning other than what is literally in the text.
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A simile compares unlike things using like or as, while a metaphor compares unlike things without using like or as.
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Personification is when non-human objects are described to have human characteristics, and hyperbole is an exaggerated figurative statement.
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Practice
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Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'
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Exit ticket
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“Which of the following sentences contains a simile? A) The sun was as hot as fire. B) The flowers danced in the wind. C) Time flew by so fast. D) He is what he eats.”
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