Figurative Language Definitions

Compares 2 things without using like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Language that appeals to the senses.

• idiom

• simile

• imagery

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Select all the examples of imagery.

• "The alarm clock went off."

• "The alarm clock beeped, blinking bright green."

• "The cappuccino has only become popular in the US over the last 25 years."

• "The locker room stunk of sweaty gym clothes and onions."

• "It was so hot out, I could hear the pavement sizzle."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The use of words to mimic sound.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

She clattered and clanged as she washed the dishes.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words or phrases that cannot be translated word for word.

• idiom

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Carly was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• Simile

• Idiom

• poem

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Compares 2 things using like or as.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B