Figurative Language

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Language that doesn't mean exactly what it says; a way of making words and phrases more dramatic and interesting.

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figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Language that means exactly what it says

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literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Uses "like" or "as" to compare objects or people, suggesting similarity.

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simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Exaggeration so dramatic it's unbelievable.

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hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of neighboring words.

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alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Comparison of two things without "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Human traits assigned to animals/objects

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personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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A word that imitates a natural sound.

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onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

A word or phrase that means something different than its actual meaning

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idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4