Figurative Language

An idiom is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

Personification is...

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

An alliteration is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

A metaphor is...

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Onomatopoeia is...

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

A simile is...

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

• The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Hyperbole is...

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Imagery is...

• Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses

• An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

• A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

An allusion is...

• Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical sense

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literacy or significance

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is considered what type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D