Figurative Language and Symbolism ASSESSMENT

What is symbolism?

• A reference to literature, history, religion, pop-culture or media

• A living or non-living object that represents something else

• A comparison using like or as

• An over-exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is metaphor?

• A comparison using like or as

• A living or non-living object that represents something else

• A comparison without using like or as

• A reference to pop-culture, media, literature, history, or religion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is hyperbole?

• An object acting like a person

• A living or non living object that represents something else

• An over-exaggeration

• A comparison that does NOT use like or as

What is a simile?

• A comparison that uses like or as

• An over-exaggeration

• A reference to pop-culture, literature, history, media, or religion

• A comparison that does NOT use like or as

"That test is going to kill me!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"I am as hungry as a horse," is an example of what two types of figurative language?

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The apple in "Snow White," is an example of what form of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

A rose can represent romance in a story. A rose would be what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Lightning danced across the sky during the storm last night." is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

"He has a heart of gold" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• symbolism