Figurative Language

Front

Alliteration

Back

Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Malapropism

Back

when a character unintentionally misuses or distorts a word

Front

Personification

Back

When objects have human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Anachronism

Back

Wrong people or things in the wrong time period.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Metaphor: comparison of two things without using like or as.

Back

comparison of two things that have something in common NOT using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Paradox

Back

something that seems to contradict itself

Front

Imagery:

Back

Words and phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Oxymoron

Back

A combination of contradictory words.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Allusion

Back

A reference to a familiar place or event.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Simile:

Back

Direct comparison using "like" or "as".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D