Figurative language definitions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best definition for a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A sound word
A big exaggeration
A comparison that uses a verb like "is" "are" etc.
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
Alliteration is defined as...
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple words in a row
The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of multiple words
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Descriptive words using the five senses
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole is defined as...
A comparison using a verb
Descriptive words using five senses
A big exaggeration that can't really happen
A figure of speech that cannot be interpreted literally
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Figurative language that uses words that sound like they are spelled is...
hyperbole
imagery
simile
onomatopoeia
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
30 sec • 1 pt
An idiom is defined as...
A figure of speech that cannot be interpreted by its literal meaning
a comparison
descriptive words using the five senses
Multiple words that begin with the same sound
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagery must include what?
an exaggeration
multiple words with the same beginning sounds
detail, description, and one of more of the five senses
one or more of the five senses
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
What figurative language uses comparisons?
alliteration and hyperbole
simile and metaphor
idioms and imagery
onomatopoeia and personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.W.8.2D
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