Figurative Language

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10th - 12th Grade
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Rebecca Harbin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Words that sound like their meaning
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
A comparison between two things not using like or as
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alliteration is...
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
a comparison using like or as
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Words that sound like their meaning
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like, as, or than
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like, as, or than
words that sound like their meaning
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
CCSS.L.4.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they mean
a comparison using like, as, or than
an exaggerated statement
an expression not meant to be taken literally
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
Telling the truth
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
A brief reference to a famous person or event
The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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