Figurative Language and Poetry Terms

A comparison between two unlike items using the words 'like' or 'as'

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

a comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using the terms 'like' or 'as'

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

an extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• denotation

• hyperbole

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience

• mood

• voice

• shift

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.4

the atmosphere of a literary piece, or how the reader feels about it

• mood

• tone

• voice

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

the dictionary definition of a word

• connotation

• denotation

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning

• connotation

• denotation

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person or a group of persons

• humorous poem

• lyrical poem

• epic poem

• free verse poem

a poem in which the poet either expresses their feelings or emotions

• humorous poem

• lyric poem

• epic poem

• free verse poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2