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Figures of Speech

Authored by Marian Bagos

English

7th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3K+ times

Figures of Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper.

METAPHOR

SIMILE

ONOMATOPOEIA

HYPERBOLE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Hyperbole is a language that is obviously (a)   and not meant to be take literally

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

She can hear a pin drop a mile away

HYPERBOLE

ONOMATOPOEIA

SIMILE

METAPHOR

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

HYPERBOLE

METAPHOR

SIMILE

ONOMATOPOEIA

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.

ONOMATOPOEIA

HYPERBOLE

METAPHOR

SIMILE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Simile is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

TRUE

FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

You know the horses are coming down the road by the clip-clop of their hooves.

ONOMATOPOEIA

SIMILE

METAPHOR

HYPERBOLE

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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