Figurative Language Deck Flashcards
Prepare for Disciplinary Literacy Test
Simile
Compares two unlike objects, using the words like or as
Metaphor
Compares two unlike objects, without using the words like or as
Personification
A nonhuman thing is given human characteristics
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Alliteration
The repeating of beginning consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
A device used to spell sounds
Repetition
The act of repeating a word or phrase
Pun
A play on words
Allusion
A reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or event
Idiom
The meaning is different from what it says
Oxymoron
Combining opposite words next to each other
Imagery
Figurative language that evokes a mental image through the 5 senses
Symbol
An object that represents ideas
Formula for Inference
Inference = context clues + background knowledge
Context Clues
Sentence or word hints around the word that helps you figure out what a word means
Literal
When words mean exactly what they say.
