Finals: Figurative Language

Front

Connotation

Back

implied meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Denotation

Back

dictionary definition of a word

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Hyperbole

Back

extreme exaggeration of details

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Literal Language

Back

language that means exactly what it is stated

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Personification

Back

human qualities to non-human subjects

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Metaphor

Back

one thing is stated as though it is the other

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Simile

Back

comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Sensory Imagery

Back

Describing something that appeals to the 5 senses.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

Alliteration

Back

repeated consonant sounds at the beginning or within words

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Idiom

Back

A phrase that says one thing but implies something different.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B