Figurative Language

Front

A funny exaggeration is called a/an

Back

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Back

alliteration

Front

A comparison using like or as

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

An expression that is not meant to be taken literally

Back

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

Words that resemble the sound they describe

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

a comparison of two things without using like or as

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

a figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event

Back

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

The fly buzzed past us

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4