Figurative Language Overview

The comparison of one unlike thing with another thing without using “like” or “as”

in order to show their similarities.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The repetition of initial consonant or vowel sounds in two or more neighboring words.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The comparison of two unlike things in order to show their similarities using “like” or “as.”

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The use of an object to represent a larger concept, idea, or theme.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An extreme exaggeration intended to make a point or create emphasis.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The attribution of human qualities to something that is not human.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The combination of two contradictory or juxtaposing words.

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A word that describes a sound and mimics that sound as it is said.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Vivid, descriptive language that evokes the senses.

• Personification

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5