Figurative Language

Front

Comparing two objects using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Compares something directly to something else

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

A phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning.

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Human traits and emotions assigned to non-human entities.

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

The house was as black as night.

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Her cheeks were on fire.

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Raining cats and dogs.

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Florida is a million miles away.

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Hot air at Green Lake sweating.

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A