What is a metaphor?
Figurative Language Quiz

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9th - 12th Grade
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Andrew Bristow
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Comparing two things using like or as
Comparing two things NOT using like or as
Pineapple
an overused predictable expression
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is imagery?
Visually descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
Cows
An extreme exaggeration
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
a comparison that does NOT use like or as
Horse
A comparison that uses like or as
an object that represents an idea
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
An object that represents an idea
Pig
An expression whose meaning is different than the words
An extreme exaggeration
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
A comparison that includes the words like or as
Goat
a word that is like the sound it makes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
An expression whose meaning is different than the words
A comparison that uses like or as
Dog
the repetition of the beginning letter of words
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
a word that is like the sound it makes
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
an extreme exaggeration
Sheep
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