Figures of Speech

Words that function exactly as defined are:

• Figurative

• Literal

• Simile

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Words where you have to figure out the meaning are:

• Figurative

• Literal

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Using "like" or "as" always makes it a simile.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Two things are compared without using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Giving human traits to objects or ideas

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A word that makes a sound

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Exaggerating to show strong felling or effect

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The repetition of the initial vowel or consonant sounds.

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally.

Doesn’t “mean” what it says.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4