Teaching Resource
Figurative Language Poster Pack
A poster pack containing 8 different types of figurative language.
This pack contains the following figures of speech:
- Personification
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
- Idiom
- Hyperbole
- Oxymoron
Updated 16 January 2015 – added school fonts.
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.B
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
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