Figurative Languages

A non-human, inanimate object, idea or animal is given human characteristics.

• PERSONIFICATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• SIMILE

• HYPERBOLE

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The stars winked at me as I looked up into the sky.

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The little duck is like a boat of yellow when it is afloat.

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

My boyfriend is the greatest most spectacular being in the history of the whole entire world.

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• SIMILE

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I don’t think Alex is feeling well today, he looks as pale as a ghost.

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

OUCH! Charlie bit my finger!

• HYPERBOLE

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

 ______ is a comparison between two different things using “like” or “as”

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The waves are racing towards the shore.

• PERSONIFICATION

• SIMILE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• HYPERBOLE

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I can smell my mother’s cooking from a mile away.

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The clanging of pots and pans woke the baby.

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A