Figurative Language (HIISSPAMO)

a type of figurative language that makes a comparison without using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

a type of figurative language that attributes humanlike qualities to something that is nonhuman

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

a type of figurative language in which words make the sound that is being described

• personification

• hyperbole

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

exaggerated language used to make a point or for humorous effect

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• idiom

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

an expression that means something other than the literal meaning

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a type of figurative language that compares two things or ideas using the word like or as

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• symbolism

• alliteration

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• imagery

• metaphor

• symbolism

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5