Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech

5th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.5, L.4.5A, L.11-12.5A

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Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?

Personification

Alliteration

Assonance

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when you give an object human qualities?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Personification

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of vowel sounds?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Personification

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Personification

Metaphor

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

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the figure of speech called when something is over-exaggerated, not meant to be taken literally?

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Personification

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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