Literary Terms

Literary Terms

8th Grade

11 Qs

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Literary Terms

Literary Terms

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English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

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CCSS
L.4.5A, RL.6.3, L.11-12.5A

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

comparing two things using "is" or "are"

describe non-human things using human qualities

describing something in an exaggerated way

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

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

What is a metaphor?

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

to describe non-human things using human qualities

comparing two things using "is" or "are"

a sentence or phrase which starts with the same letter or sound

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

What is a hyperbole?

to describe something as an understatement

to describe something in an extremely exaggerated way

to compare two things using "is" or "are"

to make reference to something else

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Her face is like a sunbeam" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example of what type of figurative language? 

metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"I had so much homework, I need a pickup truck to carry my books home!" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

hyperbole
personification 
metaphor
simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box," is an example of what type of figurative language? 

metaphor
idiom
simile
onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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