Figurative Language Summative Practice

Which of the following best defines the word, "literal?"

• Clearly stated

• Hidden meaning

• Repetition of a sound

• Has to be inferred

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"Figurative language" is literal-- it means exactly what is stated.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which definition best defines "metaphor?"

• Giving human qualities to things and ideas that are inanimate (not alive.)

• An extreme exaggeration, or overstatement.

• comparison of two unlike things using “like or as.”

• A comparison of two unlike things that says one thing is another (without using like/as.)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following best defines "alliteration?"

• Giving human qualities to things and ideas that are inanimate (not alive.)

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

• Repeating a letter or sound at the beginning of a word or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following best defines "simile?"

• An extreme exaggeration, or overstatement.

• A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• A comparison of two unlike things that say one thing is another (without using like/as)

• A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is the best definition for "onomatopoeia?"

• Giving human qualities to things and ideas that are inanimate (not alive.)

• A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

• Repeating a letter or sound at the beginning of a word or phrase.

• An extreme exaggeration, or overstatement.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following best defines "hyperbole?"

• Giving human qualities to things and ideas that are inanimate (not alive.)

• An extreme exaggeration, or overstatement.

• A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

• Repeating a letter or sound at the beginning of a word or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following best defines "personification?"

• Giving human qualities to things and ideas that are inanimate (not alive.)

• An extreme exaggeration, or overstatement.

• A comparison of two unlike things using “like or as.”

• A comparison of two unlike things that says one thing is another (without using like/as.)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

True, or false: The theme and the main idea are the same thing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following sentences has a simile?

• "Leslie smiled like a clown."

• "She was excited because she had finally beat her sister for the first time."

• "Leslie kept getting further ahead."

• "Then Christy ended up flipping over a card that sent her back to the start of the board game."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D