Figurative Language Effects

A memorable image that enables the reader to picture a situation. The familiar phrase makes it relatable.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

It affects the rhythm and draws the reader into the text because it taps into the sense of sound.

• assonance
• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Makes the descriptions in the text more vivid to the reader, and makes it more memorable.

• onomatopoeia

• pathetic fallacy

• alliteration
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

It creates a consistent pattern that catches the mind's eye and ear. It makes the reader read faster, thereby adding a sense of speed and intensity to the sentence.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It makes abstract things feel concrete, makes things feel familiar, triggers emotions, and helps writers to emphasize key ideas.

• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It adds emphasis and it makes common human feelings remarkable and intense to such an extent that they don't remain ordinary. Often adds humour, making it memorable.

• oxymoron
• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Makes descriptions of non-human entities more vivid and can help readers understand, sympathize with, or react emotionally to non-human characters.

• simile
• personification
• assonance
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Used to make the reader feel the same emotions the character feels. Creates an emotional response similar to a soundtrack on a film.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• pathetic fallacy

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4