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Figurative Language (definitions)
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8th Grade
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Michele Waddill
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A simile is
A comparison between two like things using the work "like" or "as"
a direct comparison without using the comparative words "like" or "as."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A metaphor is
a direct comparison without using the comparative words "like" or "as."
a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like," "as" or "than."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Personification is
the use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing
attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Onomatopoeia is
the use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.
an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.
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 • 1 pt
An oxymoron is
a commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.
a description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole is
an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.
a reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event of historical, cultural or literary merit.
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Litotes are
figures of speech that use understatement to make a point. It is often sarcastic in tone. The statement is affirmed by negating the opposite.
attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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