Figurative Language

What is... A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Assonance

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is... A comparison of two different things not using like or as.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Time is money" is an example of a...

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figurative language device gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals or ideas.

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"Lee sells many shells" is an example of a....

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The sun greeted me this morning" is an example of a...

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What kind of figurative language device occurs when a word has its own meaning but represents something entirely different.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is it called when a term or phrase is overused in writing?

• Personification

• Cliché

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are... old sayings that are popular and have a different meaning beyond their literal meaning.

• Symbols

• Personifications

• Images

• Idioms

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Beating a dead horse" is an example of a.

• Idiom

• Symbol

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B