8th Gr. Figurative Language STAAR Vocabulary

comparison using like or as

• simile
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.

• simile
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

• simile
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

• simile
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• hyberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the use of words that imitate sounds

• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words.

• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

He is as brave as a lion is an example of....?

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

This class is longer than a giraffe's neck is an example of....?

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3