Figurative Language Definitions

A comparison using like or as

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A comparison without using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a phrase where the meaning is not literal (exact). It has a HIDDEN meaning.

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

a phrase made up of two or more words that have opposite meanings (Ex: calm storm)

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

words that sound like their meaning or words that mimic sounds

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

human characteristics given to objects, animals, or ideas

• alliteration

• personification

• allusion

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

an exaggeration that emphasizes a point

• figurative language

• allusion

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Repetition of sounds in several words, usually the first consonant

• alliteration

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a reference to a person, place, thing, or literary work

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4