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Figures of Speech

Authored by Marcia Johnson

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figures of Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The flames of the fire licked the sky. *Choose the correct figure of speech

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The rustling leaves outside my window kept me awake. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

Allusion

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

She was as bright as a star in the midnight sky. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

Simile

Allusion

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

My mom is going to explode when I show her my grades. *Choose the correct figure of speech

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Alliteration

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Hercules is a symbol of strength. *Choose the correct figure of speech

Idiom

Pun

Simile

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

You ain't nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. *Choose the correct figure of speech

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The barbarians broke though the barricade. *Choose the correct figure of speech.

Personification

Allusion

Alliteration

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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