Figurative Language

Front

What is the term for descriptive language that creates a picture in your mind?

Back

Imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What figure of speech combines apparently contradictory terms, such as 'jumbo shrimp'?

Back

Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

What is the term for giving human characteristics to a non-human thing or animal?

Back

Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What figurative language compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What figure of speech imitates sounds associated with objects or actions?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Front

What is a pun?

Back

A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous effect.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3