Figurative Language

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

• figurative

• literal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• pun

• idiom

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom"

is an example of...

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm" is an example of...

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4