Figurative language examples

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English
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5th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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Kim Johnson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mom made muffins on Saturday morning at the crack of dawn.
simile
metaphor
imagery
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Last July, I was melting like a snowcone in Phoenix it was so hot!
alliteration
personification
simile
metaphor
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
The rough, red brick was scratchy as it scraped our knuckles.
alliteration
hyperbole
imagery
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My phone jumped out of my hands and smashed on the ground.
imagery
metaphor
personification
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lazy leopard lounged in the sun while its mate was out hunting for food.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example is NOT a metaphor?
My dog is sweet, smelly, and full of energy!
My students are angels when there is an assembly.
My purse is a black hole, weighs a ton, and it's filled with too many books.
My room is a sanctuary at the end of the day and it's my favorite place to be.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The raindrops went plop, plop, plop all over my head.
alliteration
idiom
onomatopoeia
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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