Figurative Language "at Work" in Our Text
Authored by Laurie Robinett
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
Expressions not meant to be taken literally
allusion
idiom
adage
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
A wise old saying containing a universal truth
adage
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
simile
allusion
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
Compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
hyperpole
metaphor
simile
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
Compares two unlike things directly WITHOUT the words "like" or "as"
adage
metaphor
symbolism
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
Uses words to paint a picture in the reader's mind
allusion
personification
imagery
symbolism
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What word best matches the following definition?
A combination of contradictory (opposite) terms
oxymoron
hyperbole
adage
symbolism
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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