Match Words with Their Definitions

Match the word with its definition: metaphor

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Match the word with its definition: alliteration

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Match the word with its definition: onomatopoeia

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Match the word with its definition: hyperbole

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Match the word with its definition: personification

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• Giving human characteristics to non-living things

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Match the word with its definition: idiom

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• A phrase or expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Match the word with its definition: symbolism

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A thing (symbol) that represents something else

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Match the word with its definition: simile

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D