Figurative Language Definitions
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of figurative language?
language that teaches a lesson or moral
language that appeals to the five senses
language that uses comparisons to describe
language that explains a topic with technical words
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of sensory language/imagery?
language that teaches a lesson or moral
language that uses comparisons to describe
language that appeals to the five senses
language that explains a topic with technical words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of simile?
a direct comparison of two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point
giving human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of metaphor?
a direct comparison of two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point
giving human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a direct comparison of two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point
giving human characteristics to something that is not human
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
a direct comparison of two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point
giving human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
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