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Figurative Language in Poetry

Authored by Castillo Michelle

English

9th - 10th Grade

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Figurative Language in Poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is personification?

comparing two things using like or as
giving human traits to objects or ideas
a dramatic exaggeration
a word that resembles the sound it represents

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is alliteration?

giving human traits to objects or ideas
a phrase that means something else than what it says
repeating the same initial sound in several words
a contradictory phrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is an onomatopoeia?

a word that resembles the sound it makes
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
a dramatic exaggeration
comparing two things by saying one is the other

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a simile?

a phrase that means something else than what it says
comparing two things by saying one is the other
comparing two things by using like or as
a word that resembles the sound it represents

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a metaphor?

comparing two things using like or as
repeating the same inital sound in neighboring words
a phrase that means something else than what it says
comparing two things by saying one is the other

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is a hyperbole?

comparing two things using like or as
an extreme exaggeration
giving human traits to objects or ideas
words or phrases that are contradictory

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition with the term:
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence

alliteration
personification
idiom
hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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