Figurative Language Vocabulary GEN

Repeating the beginning sound of words is called...

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Giving an object or thing a human quality is called...

• metaphor

• personification

• similes

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as is called...

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Creating a picture with words is called...

• metaphor

• alliteration

• imagery

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The atmosphere that creates an emotional situation is called a...

• onomatopoeia

• mood

• imagery

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Showing a pattern of rhyme is called...

• rhyme scheme

• rhyme

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Referring to something without mentioning it directly is called...

• alliteration

• allusion

• rhyme

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as is called...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Words or phrases with similar ending sounds is called...

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• repetition

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repeating words or phrases is called...

• alliteration

• metaphor

• repetition

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4