Figurative Language Definitions and Examples
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5th - 6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of figurative language directly compares two things?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of figurative language is a phrase that means something different than its literal meaning?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of figurative language is an exaggeration used for humor or emphasis?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of figurative language gives an animal or object qualities of a human?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language used below:
The sunflower reached up toward the sun.
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language used below:
I've told you 100 times!
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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