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McWhorter Figurative Language

Authored by Jeffrey McWhorter

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 19+ times

McWhorter Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

A simile.....

tells what a person likes
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
compares two similar things 
tells what a person is doing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables

onomatopoeia
personification
simile
alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Definition:
The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. 

Alliteration
Symbol
Assonance
Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

2. Comparing two unlike things without like or as, is called a 

Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

Onomatopoeia
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The race car zoomed past the finish line.

Onomatopoeia
Metaphor

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

10 sec • 1 pt

An extreme exaggeration from the truth.

Assonance
Rhyme
Simile
Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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