Figurative Language Definitions

A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Using words to create pictures in the mind of the reader

• Figurative Language

• Onomatopoeia

• Illustrations

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Repetition of the beginning sound in a group or words

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Figurative Language

• Onomatopoeia

An expression thaat means something different from what it says. Usually culturally based.

• Idioms

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Words that mimic sounds

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Use of words to give things and animals human qualities.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Illustrations

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Exaggeration used to emphasize a point, or add excitement or humor to a story.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A