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Figurative Language

Authored by Amanda McMahon

English

11th - 12th Grade

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Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

onomatopoeia

alliteration

simile

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle." The word 'pop' is an example of:

personification

onomatopoeia

simile

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

personification
idiom
onomatopoeia
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Her eyes were sparkling diamonds" is an example of:

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

personification

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
An exaggeration.
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"She sang of his love forever" is an example of:

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"It happened once in a blue moon" is an example of a(n)...

Idiom

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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