Figurative Language

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Idiom

Back

A phrase that means something different than what the words actually mean.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

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Personification

Back

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Metaphor

Back

Compares two things by stating that one thing is something else.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Alliteration

Back

The beginning sound of a word is repeated two or more times in a phrase or sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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Simile

Back

Compares two things by using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Hyperbole

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Onomatopoeia

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Imagery

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Symbolism

Back

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Oxymoron

Back

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A