Figurative Language Practice Quiz

What is literal language?

• Saying one thing but really meaning something else.

• Words used to create metaphors.

• Words used to exaggerate what you really mean.

• Words used for their actual, ordinary meanings

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars are twinkling in the sky.

• He runs like the wind.

• The sun is shining.

• My locker is a mess.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A type of insect

• A comparison of two things usually associated with each other to show how they are alike.

• Contrasting two things to show how one is different from the other.

• A comparison of two things not usually associated with each other, but having some qualities in common.

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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 literal language?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The dog barks like an alarm when someone comes to the door.

• The tree danced in the wind.

• The book was as heavy as an elephant.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The dog barked loudly.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun is shining brightly.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What does symbolism mean in stories?

• A mysterious question in a story that needs to be answered.

• The use of personification to represent ideas or qualities.

• The use of an object or action to represent a deeper idea.

• When a character does something to solve a problem in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two things not usually associated with each other using "like or "as."

• A type of fruit

• A comparison of two things not usually associated with each other NOT using "like" or "as."

• Something you do with your lips when you feel happy.

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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 a metaphor?

• Her heart is an important bodily organ.

• Her heart is beating like a drum.

• Her heart is happy.

• Her heart is closed off vault.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification refer to in literature?

• Creating fictional characters based on real people.

• Giving human characteristics to non-human, inanimate objects.

• Describing a person's physical appearance in detail.

• Using metaphors to describe non-human entities.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of symbolism?

• A shark representing the top of the food chain.

• A book teaching its reader new things.

• The snowflakes tickling our eyelashes.

• A dove representing peace

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5