Figurative Language

A comparison that uses like or as is a...

• metaphor

• simile

• oxymoron

• hypberbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

An exaggeration is...

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is sarcasm?

• saying something, but meaning the opposite

• saying exactly what you mean

• two or more words that start with the same sound or letter

• a comparison not using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

If a fire truck was on fire, this would be an example of...

• a metaphor

• situational irony

• sarcasm

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Alliteration is...

• when two or more words in the same sentence start with the same sound or letter

• a comparison using like or as

• an exaggeration

• an object that represents an idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An idiom is...

• a saying that is not meant to be taken literally

• words of wisdom

• sound effect words

• an exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Felicia is feeling fantastic today."

What is this an example of?

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A comparison NOT using like or as would be...

• simile

• sarcasm

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The word "bittersweet" would be an example of...

• oxymoron

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

If an author is describing what a character sees, tastes, hears, feels, or smells in detail, that would be...

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5