Figurative Language

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as

• compares two similar things 

• tells what a person is doing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Comparing two unlike things without like or as, is called a 

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is figurative language?

• It's language not to be taken literal.

• Languge that means exactly what's said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Figurative language (4)

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In the sentence "Despite the clear sky, the chilling wind whispered of impending storms," what does "whispered" imply?

• The wind was making a literal whispering sound.

• The wind was strong and loud.

• The wind subtly suggested something was coming.

• The wind was cold and uncomfortable.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

In the sentence "The athlete sprinted past the finish line, leaving his competitors in the dust," what does the idiom "leaving them in the dust" mean?

• Literally leaving dust behind him.

• Making them dirty.

• Defeating them decisively.

• Causing a dusty environment.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My dad is a rock.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5