Figurative Language

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

Direct comparison of two things

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

Repetition of the same letter at the start of a word

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Front

Non-human traits given to humans

Back

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

A word representing a sound

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

Kyra hung her head like a dying flower.

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

Front

My plants are begging for water.

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Buzz Buzz!! I heard the bees approaching.

Back

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Lois Lane in Superman is played by Amy Adams.

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4