Figurative Language Definitions

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance

• repetition

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

Language that appeals to the five senses

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using  like and as

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using like and as

• An exaggeration 

• Comparing two things without using like and as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 

• a comparison using like or as

• repeating the beginning consonant sounds

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

the repetition of an initial consonant sound

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a direct comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D