ELA Terms

A figure of speech containing two contradictory (opposite) words. Examples: Civil war, old news, and pretty ugly.

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Several similar and sequential starting sounds. Example: Peter picked a pack of peppers.

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

A comparison of two things with a symbolic meaning. Example: My mother is a mystery.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

A comparison using "like" or "as". Example: She's cold as ice.

• Methaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

An exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally. Example: I take forever to get ready in the morning.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

A figure of speech that imitates (mimics) a sound. Examples: Boom, click, moo, and squish.

• Onomatopoeia

• Flashback

• Dialogue

• Personification

• Foreshadowing

A hint of something that will happen later in the story.

• Flashback

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Dialogue

Characters conversing (talking) with each other.

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Dialogue

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3B

CCSS.RL.5.3

Giving human qualities (traits) to non-human creatures/things. Example: The tree waved at us.

• Flashback

• Personification

• Dialogue

• Foreshadowing

• Onomatopoeia

A change in time for the purpose of telling the story in an interesting way.

• Onomatopoeia

• Dialogue

• Personification

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3B

CCSS.W.5.3C