Figurative Language

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

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A comparison of two or more things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Giving human qualities to something that is not human.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Extreme exaggeration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A word or phrase whose sound suggests its meaning.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

After playing football on a cold January day, his fingers were icicles.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The leaves danced in the strong wind.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A