Literary Terms: Poetry Terms

Quiz

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.10, RL.6.3, RI. 9-10.9

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Robyn Worley

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41 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
Life is one long, adventurous roller coaster.

simile

onomatopeia

hyperbole

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
Darcy daringly dove down the deep ditch.

alliteration

hyperbole

onomatopoeia

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
The run down house looked depressed.

personification

idiom

alliteration

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her smile was as bright as sunshine.

hyperbole

simile

personification

metaphor

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

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
Nancy's nephew needs new notebooks.

idiom

oxymoron

hyperbole

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
She is so smart. She is a walking dictionary.

metaphor

oxymoron

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is shown?
The ice crunched under my feet.

oxymoron

personification

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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