Unit 3 Vocabulary - Figurative Language & Literary Devices

Front

Figurative language comparing unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

similie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Type of figurative language comparing unlike things without "like" or "as"?

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Literary device using repetition of consonant sounds?

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Literary device representing a sound?

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Figurative language using extreme exaggeration?

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Type of language that creates a mental picture for readers.

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Purpose of ________ is to exaggerate for emphasis.

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Purpose of ________ & ____________ is to use comparison statements to emphasize the writer's point.

Back

metaphor & simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

Purpose of ________ is to focus reader's attention & create rhythm.

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Purpose of ________ helps the reader "hear" the story.

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5