Figurative Language Definitions

Descriptive words that appeal to the senses

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance
• repetition
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis

• alliteration
• repetition
• assonance
• consonance

A word that spells out a sound

• assonance
• hyperbole
• imagery
• onomatopoeia

The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together

• simile
• imagery
• consonance
• alliteration

The repetition of inner vowel (a-e-i-o-u) sounds in nearby words

• assonance
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using  like and as
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An exaggeration 
• Comparing two things without using like and as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D