Figurative Language

A comparison that uses like or as

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words

• imagery

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words that sound like the objects they name or sounds they make

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Language that appeals to the senses

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Giving the qualities of a person to an animal, object or idea

• simile

• personification

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Exaggerated statement used for effect

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

DIrect comparison that does not use like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language used:

Mr. Macy is as stubborn as a mule.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the type of figurative language used:

A dove’s wings whistled over the water.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the type of figurative language used:

The flowers were crying for my attention.

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A