A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 

• hyperbole 
• metaphor 
• alliteration 
• simile 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison.  It often uses "is" in the comparison.

• metaphor 
• simile 
• onomatopoeia
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  

• rhyme 
• alliteration 
• assonance 
• simile 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 

• onomatopoeia 
• sensory detail
• hyperbole 
• personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. 

• alliteration 
• simile 
• hyperbole 
• onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  

• tone 
• hyperbole 
• alliteration 
• rhyme 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which line below uses alliteration?

• Scarlet as the setting sun

• Wisdom lies in a multitude of counsel

• How do I love thee?

• Fox in socks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This school is an asylum.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration
• repetition
• idiom
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A