Figurative Language

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• hyperbole

• symbole

• mood

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

• theme

• tone

• mood

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The atmosphere created in a work of literature by word choice.

• mood

• tone

• theme

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

• The room

• The orange

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?

• Personification

• A simile

• A hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

• language that has been censored (censorship)

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which is an example of personification?

• A rose by any other name is just as sweet

• The white clouds swiftly across the sky

• That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4