Figurative Language Review Quiz

Sophia, Hannah, and Ethan are having a debate. Sophia says, 'She is as brave as a lion.' Hannah says, 'She is as strong as an ox.' Ethan says, 'He runs like the wind.' Which of these statements is an example of a simile?

• Sophia's statement: 'She is as brave as a lion.'

• Hannah's statement: 'She is as strong as an ox.'

• Ethan's statement: 'He runs like the wind.'

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Imagine David, Kai, and Emma are in a magical world where objects can talk and behave like humans. This is an example of which figure of speech?

• A figure of speech in which human qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

• A type of dance performed by individuals

• A method of cooking food using high heat

• A form of meditation practiced by monks

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Hey Mason, Zoe and Emma, can you spot the example of personification in these sentences?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The dog barked loudly.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Aiden, Nora, and Noah are having a debate about literary devices. Aiden says alliteration is a form of poetry that uses a specific rhyme scheme. Nora thinks it's a literary device involving the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Noah believes it's a type of punctuation used to separate words or phrases. And you, what do you think alliteration is?

• A form of poetry that uses a specific rhyme scheme.

• A literary device involving the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A type of punctuation used to separate words or phrases.

• A technique used in painting to create texture and depth.

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CCSS.L.4.5

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hey Maya, Grace, and Avery! Can you spot the alliteration in these sentences?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Mary had a little lamb.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hey, Kai, Aiden, and David are having a debate! Can you help them out? Choose the correct definition of a simile.

• Is it a type of dance that David loves?

• Or, is it a figure of speech that compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as', which Aiden uses often?

• Could it be a type of weather phenomenon that Kai is fascinated about?

• Or, is it a type of fruit that they all enjoy?

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Aria, Evelyn, and Rohan are having a debate. They are trying to define personification. Can you help them by choosing the correct definition?

• Giving inanimate objects human emotions

• Giving human characteristics to animals

• Giving human names to non-human things

• Attributing human qualities to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Ethan, Maya, and Michael are having a debate about the definition of alliteration. Can you help them out? Choose the correct definition of alliteration.

• A figure of speech where two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

• A type of poetry that has a strict rhyme scheme

• A technique where a word is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

• A literary device where a series of words in a sentence have the same first consonant sound.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hey, Sophia and Aiden are having a friendly debate! Sophia says, 'Aiden is as brave as a lion.' Which of the following is Sophia using?

• She is using a simile.

• She is using a metaphor.

• She is using an idiom.

• She is using a hyperbole.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Rohan, Daniel, and Benjamin were having a debate. Which of their statements is an example of personification?

• Rohan said: 'The sun is shining brightly.'

• Daniel said: 'The river flowed swiftly.'

• Benjamin said: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• Rohan said again: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A