English - Figurative Language

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Allusion

Back

Making a reference to a part of another work of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Analogy

Back

Two unlike things compared with two other unlike things.

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Symbol

Back

An item that represents a larger idea.

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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

Personification

Back

Giving human-like qualities to non-human objects or animals

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Complete exaggeration to make a point, often used humorously or meanly.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Idiom

Back

Word or phrase that doesn't literally mean what it says

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Ode

Back

Poetry expressing strong feelings, exaggerating the good.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Oxymoron

Back

When contradictory words appear next to each other.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Irony

Back

Contrast between expectation & actual outcome.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Consonance

Back

Using the same consonant sound at the middle or end of nearby words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4