Figurative Language Practice

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus

• b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air

• c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It bent in a slant against the weight.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• None of the Above

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the allusion?

My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!

• His brother is unintelligent

• His brother works hard

• His brother is intelligent

• His brother is lazy

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the allusion?

My friend was being a total Scrooge when I asked her to share her M&Ms.

• Not wanting to share

• Excited about sharing

• Throwing them all away

• Counting the M&Ms

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

 I’m dying to see that movie! 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it. 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Throwing caution to the wind means

• Taking credit for someone else’s achievements

• Something that doesn’t happen very often

• Being reckless or taking a risk

• Having energy again after being tired

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A blessing in disguise means

• Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money

• Just barely making it

• A good thing that initially seemed bad

• You have to work hard in order to see results

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.

• Allusion

• Amplification

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6