
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, and Hyperbole

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
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Mary DiYanni
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19 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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 is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Jennider's eyes were diamonds at the party; always bright and sparkling!
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mike Kennedy's coffee was as cold as the snow that was falling outside
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mrs. DiYanni told her students a billion times that they should always write their names on their papers!
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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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