Figurative Langauge

______________ is the repetition of consonant sounds in the alphabet ( "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickle peppers.") and ( "Suzie sells seashells by the seashore.").

• Alliteration 
• Metaphor
• Assonance 
• Simile 

_____________ is the repetition of vowel sounds. Example: “Sweet feet sweep by sleeping geeks.” 

• Simile 
• Onomatopoeia 
• Assonance 
• Alliteration 

A __________ compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”. "My baby sister is a doll," and “My brother is a little devil.” 

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

A ____________ compares two things using “like” “as” or “resembles”. "My sister is like a doll," "My brother is as good as gold," or “The little boy resembles an angel,” are good examples. 

• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 
• Metaphor
• Simile 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

____________ is produced by a single word that sounds like the thing it refers to: "Six burgers were sizzling on the grill." and "A snake slithered through the grass." 

• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 
• Simile 
• Hyperbole 

____________ is speaking about something that is not human as if it has human abilities and human reactions. “The leaves on the tree whispered in the wind,” and “The old, beat up car coughed to a stop at the red light,” are good examples. 

• Personification 
• Hyperbole 
• Imagery 
• Idiom 

A _____________ is a great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, and is used for expressive or comic effect. Example: "I have a ton of chores to do."

• Hyperbole 
• Imagery 
• Idiom 
• Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

__________ are groups of words passed down through the generations, whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words. For example, “We were talking so loudly that our teacher told us to put a lid on it,” and “I opened my umbrella because it was raining cats and dogs.” 

• Imagery 
• Idiom 
• Personification 
• Simile 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

Language that appeals to one of the five senses is _________. “The aroma of hot, apple pie floated across the room,” and “Thunder rolled outside my window,” are examples of imagery. 

• Idiom 
• Imagery 
• Hyperbole 
• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D