Figurative Language RI/RL.4

A figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share a common characteristic.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics or attributes.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A figure of speech in which a word is defined in a way that imitates the natural sound it makes.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A figure of speech in which two opposite or contradicting ideas are joined to create an effect.

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech in which a reference is made to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A figure of speech in which an expression or phrase is understood to mean something very different from what the individual words imply.

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech in which words will repeat the same consonant sound closely together in a series.

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Name the figurative language: he is as funny as a monkey.

• Simile

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4