Figurative language review

What is figurative language?

• Goes beyond the literal meaning of words.

• Is the use of words beyond what they usually mean.

• Is meant to be interpreted imaginatively.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A simile is...

• a comparison of two things using like or as

• the use of words that sound like their meaning

• compares two things by stating that one thing is another

• a phrase where the meaning is not literal. It has a hidden meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor is...

• a phrase made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

• a phrase that gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• compares two things by stating that one thing is another.

• an outrageous exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Alliteration is...

• the use of words that sound like their meaning.

• a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

• an outrageous exaggeration.

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hyperbole is...

• an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point.

• a comparison of two things by stating that one thing is another.

• a phrase made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

• a phrase that gives human characteristics to a non human object.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Personification is...

• a phrase made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

• a phrase that gives human qualities to non-human things.

• a phrase where the meaning is not literal. It has a hidden meaning.

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Onomatopoeia is...

• the use of words that sound like their meanings.

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.

• an outrageous exaggeration.

• a phrase that gives human characteristics to non-human things.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An idiom is...

• a phrase where the meaning is not literal. Instead, it has a hidden meaning.

• a phrase made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

• a comparison using "like" or "as".

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

An oxymoron is...

• an outrageous exaggeration.

• the use of words that sound like their meaning.

• a phrase that gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• a phrase made up of made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"happy as a clown" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4