Figurative Language Terms

Words that have the opposite meanings.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Antonyms

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An event or action that makes something happen.

• Cause

• Effect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The attitude an author has or the position the author takes about a text's subject.

• Compare and Contrast

• Author's Point of View

• Context Clues

• Counterarguments

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Is what happens as a result.

• Cause

• Effect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The repetition of a constant sound at the beginning of words near each other in a text.

• Alliteration

• Denotation

• Antonyms

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words in a sentence surrounding an unfamiliar word that help the reader figure out the word's meaning.

• Connotation

• Counterarguments

• Context Clues

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

How they are similar.

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A word's straightforward dictionary meaning.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Dialogue

• Antonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What the character's say.

• Dialogue

• Context Clues

• Author's Point of View

• Counterarguments

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Determine how they are different.

• Compare

• Contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D