Figurative Language

Figurative Language

8th Grade

17 Qs

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Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Assessment

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English

8th Grade

Hard

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor? 

Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
Big exaggeration, usually with humor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of a metaphor? 

She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
Her hair was silk. 
Buzz, Hiss, Woof 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A simile... 

Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language device? 

Hyperbole
Personification 
Simile 
Metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device? 

Metaphor 
Simile 
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence? 

Alliteration 
Personification 
Hyperbole 
Metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The tropical storm slept for days". This is an example of what figurative language device? 

Personification 
Simile 
Alliteration 
Hyperbole 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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