Figurative Language Review

Front

Comparison of two things 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

Direction 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

Description of a nonliving thing as a person or with human abilities.

Back

personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Extreme exaggeration to emphasize an idea

Back

hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

A word that mimics sound

Back

onomatopoeia

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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

Use of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Using a word or phrase multiple times to emphasize an idea. It repeats!

Back

repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Vivid descriptions appealing to the five senses, painting a picture in your imagination.

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Reference to a popular book, movie, person, or historical event

Back

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

"She sat in the library as timid as a mouse" is an example of...

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D