Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• He runs like the wind.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• She is as strong as an ox.

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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 personification?

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect

• A type of mathematical equation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds

• Her eyes sparkled like circles

• Her eyes sparkled like squares

• Her eyes sparkled like triangles

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A type of punctuation mark used to indicate a pause or break in a sentence.

• A type of poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

• A type of literary device that uses exaggerated or over-the-top language.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The dog barked loudly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed swiftly.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect

• A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of mathematical equation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He runs like the wind.

• The sun is shining.

• She is as strong as an ox.

• She is as brave as a lion.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A type of literary device that uses exaggerated or over-the-top language.

• A type of punctuation mark used to indicate a pause or break in a sentence.

• A type of poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3