Figurative Language

A direct comparison of two unlike things.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A indirect comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An extreme exaggeration

• imagery

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A common saying people use to explain or describe something. The literal meaning is different than the figurative meaning.

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A word that describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken.

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Detailed description that appeals to a reader's senses by using descriptive and figurative language. This can include the sense of taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound.

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

It was raining cats and dogs.

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The bag of chips opened loudly with a "pop!"

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• symbolism

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The popsicle tasted like a summer day.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Your room is a pigsty!

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D