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Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Similes, Metaphors and Personification

Assessment

Flashcard

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.6.5A, RL.5.3

+10

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Back

Personification.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

Back

Simile.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'Time is a thief.'

Back

Metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?

Back

Figurative language enhances writing by creating vivid imagery, expressing emotions, and making comparisons that deepen understanding.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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