Figurative Language Vocabulary

Front

Words or phrases that mean something different than what they say.

Back

figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Comparison 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

Comparison that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

A phrase of two or more words that contradict each other.

Back

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman things

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

A sound word that mimics its meaning.

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Extreme exaggeration

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

A reference to a well-known story, event, object, or person.

Back

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

A common phrase not meant literally

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Objects or words representing the meaning or qualities of 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