Figurative Language Definitions

Figurative Language Definitions

Assessment

Flashcard

English

4th - 7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5, L.11-12.5A, L.4.5A

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do you call words whose sound suggests their meaning?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the literary device that gives human qualities to nonliving things?

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a phrase that contradicts itself, often used for effect?

Back

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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