Figure of speech connecting to contradictory terms

Giving human traits to animal or non-living things

Comparing two things without like or as

What is personification?

Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects and animals

Figure of speech putting together two contradictory terms

Comparing two things without like or as

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

What's the meaning of this metaphor? "After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

The repetition of consonant sounds

Giving something human qualities

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.

Which sentence does not use personification?

The run down house looked depressed

The wind howled its mighty objection.

What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!"

Photos of me are always really good.

Photography is one of my hobbies.

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

She said something embarrassing.

She is walking on eggshells means...

She is trying not to upset anyone.

At the recital, Olivia's fingers danced over the keyboard .

Olivia played the piano easily and beautifully.

Olivia was a weak piano player.

Olivia didn't know how to play; she just pounded the keys.

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

The fog was comfortable and cozy.

I'm dying to see that movie.

I'm excited about seeing the movie.

The room became an icebox every time the air conditioning went on.

It is cold in the air conditioned room.

You must leave the refrigerator door open to stay cool.

Which one has the same type of figurative language ?

The radio suddenly stopped singing and stared at me.

Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bother some for Billy.

Figurative Language

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English

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4th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.4.5A, RL.4.3, L.4.5

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38 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

Cliche

Simile

Alliteration

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as what?

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Personification

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Onomatopoeia is...

When the name of an action imitates the sound associated with it

When the name of a person is not spelled how it sounds

When the name of an action is the same name as the person who wrote the definition

When the name of an action imitates the look associated with it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If somebody says "We need to address the elephant in the room," they're using which figurative language device?

Idiom

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Becky borrowed Ben's book

Simile

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

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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Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as what?

Onomatopoeia is...

If somebody says "We need to address the elephant in the room," they're using which figurative language device?

Becky borrowed Ben's book

Which figurative language device is NOT used here:
The wind blowing is a billion people screaming.

His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.

The librarian is a beast if you mess up her books.

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Figurative Language

38 questions

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”

When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as what?

Onomatopoeia is...

If somebody says "We need to address the elephant in the room," they're using which figurative language device?

Becky borrowed Ben's book

Which figurative language device is NOT used here:The wind blowing is a billion people screaming.

His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.

The librarian is a beast if you mess up her books.

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Which figurative language device is NOT used here:
The wind blowing is a billion people screaming.