Figurative Language

Front

Figurative language comparing two unlike things: "Mary is a couch potato."

Back

Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Figurative language that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'You look as white as a ghost.'

Back

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Figurative language that attributes human traits to non-human entities: "The chocolate ice cream is calling my name."

Back

Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Combines contradictory terms: "jumbo shrimp"

Back

Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Extreme exaggeration to make a point: "I’ve seen this movie a million times."

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Imitates sounds associated with objects/actions: "The cat meowed loudly." OR "There it was. Plop. Plop. Plop."

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Repetition of the same letter/sound at the start of adjacent words. Example: 'Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.'

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Figurative language that makes a brief indirect reference to something significant: "Even though he is only 5 years old, he is quite the little Einstein."

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Figurative language that has a unique meaning, e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Descriptive language that creates a mental picture:

Back

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5