Figurative Language Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

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

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

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What is personification?

• Personification is a type of painting technique.

• Personification is a form of dance.

• Personification is a type of mathematical equation.

• Personification is a figure of speech.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? a) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. b) The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden. c) The waves crashed against the shore.

• d

• a

• c

• b

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The moon is a silver coin in the sky. b) The raindrops fell like tears from the sky. c) The cat hissed angrily.

• a

• d

• c

• b

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What is a simile?

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a form of irony that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of metaphor that uses the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things.

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two similar things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

• A type of mathematical equation.

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A figure of speech used to understate something.

• A form of poetry.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) The sun set behind the mountains. c) The wind howled through the trees.

• b) The sun set behind the mountains.

• c) The wind howled through the trees.

• d) The cat chased the mouse.

• a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

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What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

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

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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? a) The snowflakes fell gently from the sky. b) The waves crashed against the rocks. c) The stars are like diamonds in the sky.

• a) The snowflakes fell gently from the sky.

• d) The wind whispered through the trees.

• b) The waves crashed against the rocks.

• c) The stars are like diamonds in the sky.

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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 a figure of speech.

• Personification is a type of food.

• Personification is a type of dance.

• Personification is a type of painting.

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