Comparing two things saying that one IS something else.

• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Sensory Details
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A language feature that paints a picture in the reader's mind.

• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Saying a word or phrase more than once for impact.

• Alliteration
• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Repition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Saying that something is more or worse than it is for effect.

• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Adverbs
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Words used to describe actions

• Personification
• Metaphors
• Alliteration
• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Words like “you” or “I” that take the place of names.

• Personal Pronouns
• Personification
• Metaphors
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A question which doesn’t require an answer.

• Imagery
• Personal Pronouns
• Personification
• Rethorical Question

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Words and phrases intended to create a certain feeling in the reader.

• Rhetorical Questions
• Imagery
• Personal Pronouns
• Emotive Language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Comparing two things – usually using like or as

• Repetition
• Rhetorical Questions
• Imagery
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Two or more words in a sentence that begin with the same letter or sound.

• Exaggeration
• Repetition
• Rhetorical Questions
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4