Figurative Language

A metaphor...

• Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"

• Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

• Is word play or a joke

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification is...

• Giving human characteristics to something non-human

• Saying the opposite of what you mean

• Exaggerating what you're saying

• Using word play as a joke

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Symbolism is...

• Using words to create a joke

• Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

• Using extreme exaggeration

• Things represent other ideas or feelings

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Imagery is...

• Using the same beginning sound for a string of words

• Using the senses to describe something in detail

• Extreme exaggerations

• Using a thing to represent a feeling or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A Euphemism is...

• Saying the opposite of what you mean

• Using the senses to describe something

• Saying things so they sound less harsh or vulgar

• Comparing 2 things without using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Hyperbole is...

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human characteristics to something non-human

• Saying the opposite of what you mean

• Using words that all have the same starting sound

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An Idiom is...

• a phrase that creates it's own meaning

• A group of words that all start with the same sound

• A word that sounds like what it represents

• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

An onomatopoeia is...

• A word that creates a sound

• A phrase that creates it's own meaning

• A play on words to create a joke

• Saying the opposite of what you mean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A paradox is

• Saying opposite of what you mean

• Saying something in a nicer way so it's less harsh or vulgar

• A contradictory statement

• Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Verbal Irony is...

• Saying something nicer so it's less harsh or vulgar

• A play on words to create a joke

• Saying the opposite of what you mean

• Giving human characteristics to something non-human

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A