Cremation of Sam McGee - Figurative language
Authored by Danielle Bailey
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a stanza in poetry?
a group of lines
5 lines
a type of rhyming pattern
the rhythm of the poem
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CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is likely a definition of figurative language?
language that is meant to be taken literally and just as it is written
language that uses words or expressions to convey meaning different from a literal interpretation
words that have patterns of rhythm and rhyme
language that we use to make writing more interesting
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
comparison of two unlike things that have something in common
comparison of two things using the word like or as
an exaggeration
a sound that is also a word
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
a comparison of two things using like or as
an exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things that have something in common
words with similar meanings
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a cliché?
a word or phrase that has become very familiar and is often overused
a word or phrase the has multiple words starting with the same sound
a phrase that doesn't have the same meaning as what it says and is familiar to a group of people
a figure of speech in which two terms appear to contradict each other
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
the repetition of usually initial (first) consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
a sometimes humorous exaggeration
a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
giving something human qualities
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
a sometimes humorous exaggeration
a word or phrase that has become very familiar and is often overused
the repetition of usually initial (first) consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
a word that imitates the sound associated with it
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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