Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her heart is a pebble.

• Her heart is a stone.

• Her heart is a boulder.

• Her heart is a rock.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The book is on the table.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The sun is shining.

• He runs like the wind.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a million years.

• I've told you a million times.

• She is as smart as a professor.

• Give me a hand over here.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is figure of speech where the part represents the whole.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that describes an action using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'and' or 'but'.

• A figure of speech that compares two similar things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that indirectly compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• Personification is the use of metaphors to describe human emotions.

• Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Personification is the process of turning non-living things into living beings.

• Personification is the act of giving animals human-like characteristics.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A type of mathematical equation.

• A form of poetry.

• A figure of speech used to understate something.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A