Define: simile

• A simile is a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a comparison that only uses 'as' and not 'like' or vice versa.
• A simile is a direct comparison without any figurative language.
• A simile is a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Define: Metaphor

• A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unrelated things, suggesting they are alike in a significant way.
• A metaphor is a type of simile that uses 'like' or 'as'.
• A metaphor is a literal statement without any comparison.
• A metaphor is a figure of speech that only applies to visual art.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Define: personification

• A type of literary device that involves exaggeration
• The use of metaphors in poetry
• Personification is a comparison using like or as

• Personification is the giving of human traits to non-human things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define: Hyperbole

• Hyperbole is a comparison without using like or as.

• Hyperbole is a literal statement.
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim.
• Hyperbole is a synonym for understatement.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Define: alliteration

• Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
• Alliteration is the arrangement of words in alphabetical order.
• Alliteration refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.
• Alliteration is the use of rhymes in poetry.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Define: onomatopoeia

• A word that has no meaning or sound.
• A type of figurative language that compares two things.
• A word that describes a feeling or emotion.
• Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Define: allusion

• A direct quote from a famous author.
• A detailed analysis of a literary work.
• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea.
• A type of poem that tells a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define: idiom

• A grammatical rule in a language.
• A synonym for a common word.
• A type of musical composition.
• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Define: figurative language

• Figurative language is a form of expression that uses figures of speech to show meanings beyond the literal.

• Figurative language is a form of mathematical expression.
• Figurative language refers to the use of only simple words.
• Figurative language is a type of literal expression.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Define: literal language

• Literal language involves using complex metaphors.
• Literal language is the use of words in their most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.
• Literal language is the exaggeration of words for effect.
• Literal language is a form of poetic expression.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3