Figurative Language

Language that doesn't mean exactly what it says; a way or making words and phrases more dramatic and interesting.

• literal language

• figurative language

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

language that means exactly what it says

• literal language

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Uses the words "like" or "as" to compare one object or person to another to suggest that they are similar or alike.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of the same letter or sound, especially consonant sounds, at the beginning of 2 or more neighboring words.

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A comparison of two things, but DOES NOT use "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When human qualities are given to an animal or an object

• literal language

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing

• hyperbole

• figurative language

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A word or phrase that means something different than its actual meaning

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4