Figurative Language Review
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
You are my sunshine.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Answer explanation
A METAPHOR compares two things by stating that one thing is another.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
She was as brave as a lion.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Answer explanation
A SIMILE compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
He spilled the beans.
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
An IDIOM is a phrase where the meaning is not literal. Instead, it has a hidden (or figurative) meaning.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
I heard the bees buzzing.
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
ONOMATOPOEIA is the use of words that sound like their meaning, or words that mimic sound.
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
45 sec • 1 pt
The wind whistled throughout the day.
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
Idiom
Answer explanation
PERSONIFICATION gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
You stole my heart.
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
HYPERBOLE is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point. Hyperbole can even be ridiculous or funny.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
You’re a big baby.
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
An OXYMORON is a phrase made up of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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