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Determining the Meaning of Figurative Language
English Language Arts, Grade 8
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COMMON
CORE:
COMMON
CORE:
STRATEGIES
STRATEGIES
How
do
good
readers
determine
the
meaning
of
figurative
language?
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simile
=
a
comparison
of
two
unlike
things
using
“like” or “as”
busy
as
a
bee
metaphor
=
a
comparison
of
something
to
another
object
My
kid’s
room
is
a
disaster
area.
hyperbole
=
a
humorous
exaggeration
I
am
so
hungry
I
could
eat
a
horse.
cliché = a word or phrase that
has
become
overly
familiar
or
commonplace
LOL!
personification
=
giving
human
qualities
to
nonhuman
things
The
candy
was
calling
my
name.
alliteration
=
the
repetition
of
the
initial
consonant
Sally
sells
seashells
by
the
seashore.
onomatopoeia
=
words
whose
sounds
suggest
their
meaning
buzz,
crackle,
roar
idiom
=
group
of
words
that
can’t
be
understood
from
their
literal
meaning
You
are
in
hot
water.
allusion
=
a
reference
to
a
famous
person,
place
or
event
He
acts
like
Scrooge
when
it
comes
to
spending
money.
oxymoron
=
a
phrase
whose
words
contradict
each
other
with
the
opposite
meaning
pretty
ugly
COMMON
CORE:
COMMON
CORE:
STRATEGIES
STRATEGIES
Can
you
determine
the
meaning
of
figurative
language?
Visit
www.newpathlearning.com
for
Online
Learning
Resources.
© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4452
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
cliché
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
idiom
allusion
oxymoron
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