Figurative Language Vocab

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What is personification?

Back

Making an inanimate object or animal act like a person.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a pun?

Back

A word or words that sound alike but have different meanings; to have more than one possible meaning.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison of two unlike things that suggests a similarity between them.

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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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What is alliteration?

Back

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is irony?

Back

A contrast between expectation and reality, often highlighting a discrepancy.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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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

What is imagery?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5