Figurative Language Quiz

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"Lucky lady" is an example of what?

• metaphor 
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• simile

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Boom" is an example of what?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a simile?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.
• A comparison that uses like or as.
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is alliteration?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.
• A comparison that uses like or as.
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.
• When a word's sound imitates its meaning. 
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a onomatopoeia?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.
• When a word's sound imitates its meaning. 
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a personification?

• Repetition of a constant letter.
• When a words sound imitates its meaning. 
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of a constant letter.
• When a words sound imitates its meaning. 
• Repetition of a constant sound. 
• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

An example of a metaphor is...

• The boy was as fast as a cheetah.
• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
• The snow is a white blanket.
• The trees whispered in the moonlight.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D