Of Mice and Men - Figurative Language

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English
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8th - 10th Grade
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Rebecca Patton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "On the sand banks, the rabbits sat as quietly as little, gray sculptured stones."
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
Idiom
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope."
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again."
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "Flame of the sunset"
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
Onamatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "A dove's wings whistled over the water"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "...as the blaze dropped from the fire, the sphere of light grew smaller;"
Allusion
Paradox
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Identify the figurative language in the following text: "in and out of the beams flies shot like rushing stars"
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Personification
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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