Figurative Language and Poetic Devices
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of an allusion?
"I rise, I rise, I rise."
"It was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn’t start growing."
"She had a photographic memory but never developed it."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: what ACTUALLY happens in the poem without looking for the deeper meaning
Literal meaning
Figurative meaning
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: the theme or symbolic, deeper meaning of a poem.
Literal meaning
Figurative meaning
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know which one you're going to get.”
simile
personification
hyperbole
rhyme
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
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
We've been stuck in this class for forever.
I love chocolate ice cream.
The students in class all earned a C or lower on the test.
Alice spent her entire allowance of $20 on a new pair of flip flops.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
I could hear the sound of the wind.
The wind whooshed by the car as we sped up.
The wind felt cold against my skin.
The wind blew through the trees.
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
30 sec • 1 pt
I let out a silent scream as the cat walked through the door carrying a dead mouse.
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
metaphor
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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