Figurative Language Terms

Front

Indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or literature.

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Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as' for unlike objects.

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similie

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

States that one thing is another; a comparison 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

Front

Giving human traits to inanimate objects

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personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Imitation of natural sounds in word form, helping visualize things, people, or places. Sometimes names a thing or action by copying the 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

Represents something else.

Back

symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Intentionally exaggerated figures of speech.

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Involves one or more of the five senses: hearing, tasting, touching, smelling, and seeing. An author uses words to evoke these senses and create mental images.

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Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

An expression with a meaning beyond its literal words; often overused.

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Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Author's attitude toward subject.

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tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B