Figurative Language

Alliteration is:

• When words next to each other rhyme

• When words next to or near each other start with the same beginning sound

• When words next to each other are repeated

• When a sentence has silly, made-up words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A simile is:

• A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

• A cliché saying that isn't literal

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• An obvious exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A metaphor is:

• A list of differences comparing two things

• A comparison between two things that rhymes

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Onomatopoeia is:

• A word that sounds like what it represents

• When words near each other start with the same sound

• When words near each other rhyme

• When a word is repeated multiple times in one sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Personification is:

• When there is dialogue between two people

• When a person exaggerates

• When words near each other rhyme

• When objects or animals are given human-like qualities

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An idiom is:

• A comparison between two things

• A word or phrase that is used differently than it's intended use, or that doesn't mean what it says literally

• A string of words that all start with the same sound

• An obvious exaggeration based in truth

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A hyperbole is:

• A comparison of two things

• An obvious exaggeration

• A set of words that start with the same letter

• A word that makes a sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repetition is:

• When a word or phrase is repeated or said several times (more than two) within a sentence or passage

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• Giving a non-human human-like qualities

• When words next to or near each other rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the type of figurative language:

"Breakthrough students are as strong as bricks!"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language:

"I can't wait to pig out on Thursday."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B