Figurative Language

Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to give the reader a deeper understanding of the text.

• Foreshadowing

• Figurative Language

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Figurative Language

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(b) Literal Language

• You are a nightmare to deal with.

• The birds flew overhead like jet fighters.

• You are challenging to deal with.

• The birds flew overhead in a V-shape.

• That's very expensive!

• It's not like I'm made of money!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Suggestions or warning about events to come that are dropped or planted for the reader.

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Figurative Language

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as."

• Hyperbole

• Figurative Language

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An obvious exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally.

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Language that appeals to the five senses and creates a picture for the reader.

• Imagery

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Phrases not meant to be taken literally, but have a widely understood meaning in a given language or culture.

• Imagery

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Simile

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(b) Metaphor

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(c) Hyperbole

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(d) Idiom

• I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more.

• You're a falling star, you're the getaway car.

• I hate to turn up out of the blue.

• I float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Simile

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(b) Metaphor

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(c) Hyperbole

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(d) Idiom

• Darling I'm a nightmare dessed like a daydream.

• I would fly to the moon and back if you'll be my baby.

• I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited.

• I've got moves like Jagger.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4