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Figures of Speech
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English
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8th - 10th Grade
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Elena Celorio
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21 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define "Simile"
A comparison of 2 unlike things that have a common trait
A comparison of 2 unlike things, using the word "like" or "as"
An object that represents a deeper idea or has a deeper meaning
A contrast of two things
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of the same or letter at the beginning of the word?
Personification
Alliteration
Assonance
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following statement is a personification?
The leaves whisper their secrets to one another.
The sun is a ball of fire.
His lips were as white as vinegar when he broke her mom’s favorite vase.
The baby is as meek as a lamb.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"The fat comedian is as plump as a pillow." is what figure of speech?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
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