Figurative Language (S/M/P/H)

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A comparison between two things NOT using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When an object is given HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

An exaggeration (y'all so extra tho)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

His teeth are as bright as the sun.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The children behave like animals.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

He is a shining star.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Those children are sweet flowers.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The wind whispered my name in the night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

I have a million things to do today.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A