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Figurative Language Vocabulary
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
Reagan Miniken
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Words or phrases that contradict each other
A type of word that sounds like what it describes
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Words that create an exaggerated comparison or overstatement
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is an Idiom?
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words
Words or phrases that contradict each other
An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say
Use of vivid words to describe a setting/situation of the story
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is an Alliteration?
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words
A type of word that sounds like what it describes
When an object represents something other than its original meaning
Words or phrases that contradict each other
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a Personification?
Use of vivid words to describe a setting/situation of the story
Words that create an exaggerated comparison or overstatement
A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a simile?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Use of vivid words to describe a setting/situation of the story
Words or phrases that contradict each other
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a Pun?
Play on words; phrase to convey a different meaning
Words or phrases that contradict each other
A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
Words that create an exaggerated comparison or overstatement
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is an Onomatopoeia?
Play on words; phrase to convey a different meaning
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of words
Words that create an exaggerated comparison or overstatement
A type of word that sounds like what it describes
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