Literary Terms and Figurative Language
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Literary Terms and Figurative Language
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6th - 8th Grade
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Katelyn Lorio
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words. (Also known as Tongue Twisters)
Example: Nick needed new notebooks.
irony
alliteration
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.
Example: “I got the moves like Jagger” is a reference to the singer Mick Jagger who was the lead singer in the Rolling Stones.
metaphor
imagery
allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
compares two things that are mostly different from each other but have some traits in common.
Example: kitten : cat or puppy : dog
Kitten is to cat as puppy is to dog.
Analogy
Simile
Idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together.
Example: Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee.
Assonance
Personification
Symbolism
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Example: It cost a billion dollars!
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
a common phrase that means something different from its literal meaning.
Example: That’s a piece of cake.
Idiom
Personification
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing.
Example: The golden rays of the setting sun reflected the clear water of the lake.
Symbolism
Imagery
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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