Figurative Language 6th grade

The flower danced in the wind.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Her eyes were like diamonds.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Her smile was sunshine.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

pizza: a dish of Italian origin consisting of a flat, round base of dough baked with a topping of tomato sauce and cheese, typically with added meat or vegetables

• denotation

• positive connotation

• hyperbole

• sensory details

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold

• tone

• mood

• sensory details/imagery

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Everyone knows the answer to that question.

• personification

• hyperbole

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

But I feel peaceful. Your success in the ring this morning was, to a small degree, my success. Your future is assured. You will live, secure and safe, Wilbur. Nothing can harm you now.

• simile

• metaphor

• tone

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

It was a dark and stormy night, the wind howled, and the branches scratched the windows.

• hyperbole

• mood

• literal meaning

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She was bright and confident.

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

She was arrogant and abrasive.

• denotation

• figurative language

• literal meaning

• negative connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4