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6th Grade Figurative Language Terms
Definitions and examples of figurative language/story elements
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Literature
6th Grade
11/21/2013

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Definition of Alliteration
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repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
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Definition of Dialect
Definition
Language used by people who live in certain places. Spelling and Sound of the word may differ from standard English.

"Git er up!" "Ya'll"
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Definition of Figurative Language
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Language used by an author to enhance the text. What is being said (the words) has an implied meaning. The reader must FIGURE out the hidden meaning.
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Definition of Hyperbole
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Great exaggeration.
"I have a million things to do."
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Example of personification:
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It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.”
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Example of an Idiom:
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It's raining cats and dogs-
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Definition of Metaphor
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Comparing two objects/people NOT using like or as
"Love is a sad and lonely flower."
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Example of hyperbole:
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My house is so large, I need a map to find my room-
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Definition of Onomatopoeia
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a word whose sound suggests its meaning
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Definition of Personification
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non human objects are given human qualities or are possessing human form
"...the smiling moon beamed downward."
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Example of Dialect:
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Reckon I have. Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans-
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Definition of Simile
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Comparing two objects/people using like or as
"The grass was as green as an emerald."
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Example of metaphor:
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The paintbrush was a magic wand in her hands-
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Definition of Theme
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A controlling idea, life lesson,message, author's underlying meaning. Should be general and apply to any reader.
(Love is blind, Believe in yourself, Hard work always pays off, Change is difficult, etc...)
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Example of cliche':
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks-
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Definition of cliche'
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an expression or phrase used so often it becomes overused
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Definition of idiom
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an expression whose meaning is different from the real meaning of the actual words.
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Example of simile:
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“I would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.”-
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Example of alliteration:
Definition
“The moan of doves in immemorial elms,
And murmuring of innumerable bees…”-
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Example of Oxymoron:
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I was served jumbo shrimp for my appetizer
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