Figurative Language

The comparison of two unlike things

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The use of figurative language to describe something clearly (almost as if you can see an image in your mind)

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

When an animal or object is given human-like qualities

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

When what is said is different from what is actually meant

• Sarcasm

• Metaphor

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Artful ridicule of popular figures (celebrities, politicians, etc.) as a means of exposing or correcting mistakes/misdeeds

• Satire

• Personification

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When an object or concept represents something deeper

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An expression whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning and is widely used by people who speak the same language (It's raining cats and dogs)

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Very similar to metaphors and similes, only these are more in-depth and creative

• Analogy

• Idiom

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D