Figurative Language 8th Grade
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English
7th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Metaphor
exaggeration for effect
comparison of two or more things using “like”, “as”, “than”, or “resembles”
when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines.
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people.
comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Dialect
exaggeration for effect
comparison of two or more things using “like”, “as”, “than”, or “resembles”
when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines.
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people.
comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Simile
exaggeration for effect
comparison of two or more things using “like”, “as”, “than”, or “resembles”
when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines.
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people.
comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
comparison of two or more things using “like”, “as”, “than”, or “resembles”
when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines.
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people.
comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Personification
when a words pronunciation imitates its sound
when the outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected
giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea
writing that uses the five senses to create “pictures”
exaggeration for effect
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Onomatopoeia
when a words pronunciation imitates its sound
when the outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected
giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea
writing that uses the five senses to create “pictures”
exaggeration for effect
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define: Imagery
when a words pronunciation imitates its sound
when the outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected
giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea
writing that uses the five senses to create “pictures”
exaggeration for effect
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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