Figurative Language Quiz

A simile is a comparison that uses LIKE or AS.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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This is the giving of human qualities to non-human things.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Her hair is as shiny as ebony. This is an example of ?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This is an example of alliteration: "Silently, softly the swans swam across the lake.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The students were like ants, crowded around the pizza box. This is an example of ?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Alliteration is the name given to the term which describes giving non-living entities the qualities of a living thing.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I really do like ice cream? What is this an example of ?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbole

• None (Neither)

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Creeping silently up the hill the sentry failed to spot the enemy.

The "s" sound in this sentence is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Another example of alliteration is: The cat sat on the mat.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A metaphor is a comparison where we say that one thing IS something else.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D