Figurative Language and Poetry Terms

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

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

an extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• denotation

• hyperbole

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• mood

• voice

• shift

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

• mood

• tone

• voice

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

the dictionary definition of a word

• connotation

• denotation

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

• connotation

• denotation

• mood

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

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

• humorous poem

• lyric poem

• epic poem

• free verse poem

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6