Figurative Language Flashcard-AWOOD

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Definition of simile:

Back

A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Term for a brief reference to a person, event, place, or work of art.

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Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Definition of consonance?

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The recurrence of similar consonant sounds.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Definition of metaphor:

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A direct comparison between two things that links them without using 'like', 'as', or 'as though'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea?

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Symbolism

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Definition of alliteration?

Back

The recurrence of similar consonant sounds.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Definition of hyperbole?

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A deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Term for a paradox of contradictory words?

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Oxymoron

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Definition of imagery

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Description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds - appeals to the senses.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Attribution of lifelike quality to inanimate objects or ideas?

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A