Figurative Language

Figurative Language

11th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.5, L.11-12.5A, L.8.5A

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

ASHLEY RENICK

Used 252+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A metaphor...

Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"

Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as"

Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

Is word play or a joke

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Personification is...

Giving human characteristics to something non-human

Saying the opposite of what you mean

Exaggerating what you're saying

Using word play as a joke

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Symbolism is...

Using words to create a joke

Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

Using extreme exaggeration

Things represent other ideas or feelings

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Imagery is...

Using the same beginning sound for a string of words

Using the senses to describe something in detail

Extreme exaggerations

Using a thing to represent a feeling or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A Euphemism is...

Saying the opposite of what you mean

Using the senses to describe something

Saying things so they sound less harsh or vulgar

Comparing 2 things without using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Hyperbole is...

An extreme exaggeration

Giving human characteristics to something non-human

Saying the opposite of what you mean

Using words that all have the same starting sound

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

An Idiom is...

a phrase that creates it's own meaning

A group of words that all start with the same sound

A word that sounds like what it represents

An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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