Figures of Speech
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English
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Paradox
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Euphemism
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Euphemism
Paradox
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth
Paradox
Onomatopoeia
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a comparison using like or as
metaphor
simile
idiom
irony
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
a direct comparison
metaphor
simile
idiom
irony
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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