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Graphical Elements and Figurative Language in Poetry

English

7th - 8th Grade

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Graphical Elements and Figurative Language in Poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

The hyperactive hypocrite ran his mouth.
It was so hot, the sun was melting.
Hundreds of flies swarmed around the dead squirrel.
She was too tall to sit in the car comfortably.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Onomatopoeia is..

Makes a comparison in which something that is not human is described with human like qualities 
The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
Figurative language 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. Tick, tock. Whoosh! 

alliteration 
simile 
hyperbole 
onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Groups of lines in a poem are called 

stanzas
sections 
paragraphs 
parts 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Buzz, gurgle, whoosh, crash: These are all examples of ___?

metaphors
onomatopoeias
alliterations
similes

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"She is my sword and my shield," is an example of--?

a Simile
a Metaphor
an Alliteration
An Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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