Determining the Meaning of Words and Phrases in a Text

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Metaphor 
• Simile
• Personification 
• Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words

• Metaphor 
• Hyperbole
• Idiom 
• Allusion 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When the word makes the sound as it is spelled 

• Assonance
• Alliteration 
• Figurative Language 
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 

• Hyperbole 
• Idiom 
• Simile
• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. 

• Alliteration 
• Personification 
• Metaphor 
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words 

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Idiom 

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other 

• Simile
• Metaphor 
• Personification 
• Figurative Language 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• The 4th of July
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4