Figurative Language
Authored by Anissa Gibbs
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alliteration
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Allusion
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, or thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea
A seemingly contradictory statement, which actually makes sense or contains some truth
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analogy
The repetition of vowel sounds
A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words “like” or “as”
A comparison between two things in order to highlight a point of similarity; it expresses a set of like relationships between two sets of terms
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Anaphora
The use of words which actually sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
A play on words; sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Assonance
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstract idea
The repetition of vowel sounds
The use of words which actually sound like the objects or actions to which they refer
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole for a part
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words “like” or “as”
A play on words; sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, or thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words “like” or “as”
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or the whole for a part
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
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