Figurative Language
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is figurative language?
Language that has one literal meaning.
Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary.
Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is personification?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate natural sounds.
A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
Words that imitate natural sounds.
A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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