Figurative Language

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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Jane Griffith
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
My little brother ate the French fries very quickly and left not crumbs, nor a trace of salt. His mouth was a vacuum cleaner.
His mouth was a vacuum cleaner is a…
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
It was a very sunny day at the coast. The sea glittered like diamonds under lights.
The sea glittered like diamonds under lights is a…
simile
metaphor
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
During the storm, the trees were howling in the moonlight.
The trees were howling is a…
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
She bought a silky, smooth sundress at the Sunday sale at Sears.
This sentence is an example of…
alliteration
onomatopeia
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
I did not like my mom’s lasagne, so I went to bed without dinner. When I woke up, I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse.
I could have eaten a horse is a...
onomatopeia
hyperbole
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
I love when I read the Batman comics. The sound effects Boom! and Splat! make me laugh.
Boom! and Splat! are…
onomatopeia
alliteration
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The whistling wind wound up waking my wombat, Willy.
This sentence is an example of…
alliteration
metaphor
personification
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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