Figurative Language - ELA6

comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

words that imitate the sound that they are naming

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

an intentional exaggeration or overstatement, often used for emphasis

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.

• Onomatopoeia

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

The use of a word or object which represents a deeper meaning than the words themselves

• Onomatopoeia

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

comparison of two unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other)

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

comparison of two unlike things where one word is used to designate the other (one is the other)

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Imagery

consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Imagery

a nonliving thing given human qualities

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Imagery

language that provides a sensory experience using sight, sound, smell, touch, taste

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Imagery