Figurative Language Definitions

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6th - 8th Grade
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Tia Wood
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing
Figurative Language
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What takes non-human things and describes them as having human attributes
Metaphor
Pun
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an intentional exaggeration of the truth, used to emphasize the importance of something or to create a comic effect
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Figurative Language
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What makes a comparison between two unrelated things stating that one thing is like another thing.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Irony
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What creates images in the mind of the reader?
Imagery
Personification
Allusion
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated
Pun
Metaphor
Irony
Figurative Language
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What gives a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
Pun
Irony
Allusion
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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