Figurative Language SummaryEight devices with an example line each.6th GradeSimileCompares using like or asHer smile was like sunrise.MetaphorSays one thing IS anotherThe classroom was a zoo.PersonificationGives human traits to a thingThe wind whispered.HyperboleWild exaggeration for effectI've told you a million times.OnomatopoeiaA word that sounds like its noisebuzz, splash, crackAlliterationSame starting sound, close togethersilly Sally sang.IdiomMeans something other than the wordsIt's raining cats and dogs.ImageryLanguage that hits the five sensesWarm bread, crackling crust.REMEMBERNaming it earns half the mark. Saying what it does to the reader earns the rest.Figurative Language Summarylearnposters.com
Figurative Language Summary — printable literacy wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Questions about the Figurative Language Summary poster

Who is the Figurative Language Summary poster for?
Figurative Language Summary is filed under 6th Grade (ages 11–12), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Figurative Language Summary poster?
The summary of the eight device posters in this set. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Figurative Language Summary belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Figurative Language Summary?
Building an Argument, Central Idea and Comma & Punctuation Rules sit alongside Figurative Language Summary in the 6th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Building an ArgumentCentral IdeaComma & Punctuation Rules
Is the Figurative Language Summary poster free to download and print?
Yes. Figurative Language Summary downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 6th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Figurative Language Summary poster print at?
Figurative Language Summary is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Figurative Language Summary loses nothing.Printing guide

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