Figurative Language Flashcard

Front

A figure of speech implying a comparison between unlikely things without "like" or "as".

Back

Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the start of closely connected words.

Back

Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Definition of Personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Definition of Imagery

Back

Words that appeal to your senses: sight, taste, smell, touch, sound, and internal emotions.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Figurative Language in the image?

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to.

Back

Onomatopeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Type of Figurative Language in the image?

Back

Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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Definition of an idiom:

Back

A widely used saying or expression with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Example of Symbolism:

Back

Wedding Rings

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5