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Figurative Language Overall

Authored by Christopher Murray

English

6th - 7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Overall
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A metaphor is a comparisons between two things that does not use the words "like" or "as." Which of the following are metaphors?

She is a shining star.

Her long hair was a flowing golden river.

You are a monster!

He runs like the wind.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

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45 sec • 1 pt

A simile is a comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as," Which of the following are similes.

He is so strong, he is an ox.

The house is as clean as a whistle

You are like a lion.

His car is a wreck.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Personification is when a nonhuman item or animal is given human-like qualities. Which of these are examples of personification?

Lightning danced across the sky.

The floor creaked as the elephant walked across it.

The wind howled in the night.

The car complained as the key was turned.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Alliteration is when multiple words in a line begin with the same letter or letter sound.

This is so easy, it is a piece of cake.

A good cook could cook as much as a good cook could cook.

A big black bug bit a big brown bear

The floor is stained like a painting

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CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A hyperbole is an exaggeration. Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

Mr. Duncan prefers to eat chips for breakfast.

Mr. Duncan likes Doritos better than pretzels.

Mr. Duncan is always eating junk food.

Mr. Duncan likes many of the chips his students eat.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

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45 sec • 1 pt

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Onomatopoeia is when a sound is put into word form, such as: "boom," "pow," and "zap."

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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An idiom is an expression that does not literally mean what it says. Which of the following are idioms?

A police man yelling, "FREEZE."

Batman shouting, "Stop, right there!"

"That test is a piece of cake."

"It's raining cats and dogs."

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

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