Lesson 6.01 - Figures of Speech

A comparison between two things, using like or as

Example: Ms. Woods sings like a bird!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A comparison between two things, NOT using like or as

Example: Ms. Woods is a walking dictionary.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Example: lightning danced across the sky

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Words that sound like what they mean.

Example: POW!!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Deliberate exaggeration

Example: "This Quizziz is a million questions long!"

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole:

• Oxymoron

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Combining two opposite words to describe something

Example: "Jumbo shrimp"

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole:

• Oxymoron

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The humorous use of a word with two different meanings

Example: "Mrs. Woods is very punderful!"

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole:

• Oxymoron

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Using less negative words to state something

Example: Instead of saying that you, "got fired"

saying that you, "have some unexpected free time"

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole:

• Oxymoron

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A