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Figurative language and poetry

Authored by Jenny Perrins

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 16+ times

Figurative language and poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A dove is a symbol of what?

war

peace

purity

kindness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"He is as stubborn as a mule" is an example of:

personification

metaphor

onomatopoeia

simile

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

Which answer correctly completes this sentence?

A metaphor is a figure of speech that uses :

comparison

description

imagination

emotion

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

Which type of poetry tells a story?

an ode

lyric poetry

narrative

a sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a sonnet

always 14 lines long

is a lyric poem

has a refrain or chorus

can be an Elizabethan or Italian form

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of poetry expresses personal thoughts and feelings?

lyric poetry

a ballad

an epic

a narrative poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed in the morning." Is this an example of:

metaphor

personification

symbolism

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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