Figurative Language

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggeration for dramatic effect

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification do in writing?

• Uses words that imitate sounds

• Gives human qualities to non-human things

• Repeats the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

• Compares two things directly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A type of repetition in writing

• An exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect

• An understatement to make a point

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What are idioms?

• Words that sound like what they mean

• Comparisons using 'like' or 'as'

• Expressions that mean exactly what they say

• Phrases that don't mean what they literally say

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is irony?

• Giving life to writing by using sound-imitating words

• A contrast between what's expected and what actually happens

• Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of sentences

• Using objects to represent deeper meanings

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is symbolism used for in writing?

• To add a musical quality to the writing

• To compare two unlike things directly

• To use objects, colors, or elements to represent deeper meanings

• To exaggerate facts for emphasis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does alliteration involve?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• An exaggeration for emphasis

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is anaphora?

• Using a word to represent something else that's closely related

• Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of multiple sentences

• A type of onomatopoeia

• A phrase that doesn't mean what it literally says

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• An exaggeration for dramatic effect

• Using objects to represent deeper meanings

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving life to writing by using words that imitate sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5