Percy Jackson & The Olympians: A Figurative Language Quest

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The camp was a beehive of activity.

• His heart was a lonely hunter.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The sea was a mirror reflecting the sky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Percy's anger was a storm, raging and unstoppable."

• Percy's anger

• was

• a storm

• raging and unstoppable

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• The wind whispered secrets to those who would listen.

• The car raced down the street at lightning speed.

• He was a tower of strength in their time of need.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds under the sun.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentence: "I could sleep for a thousand years."

• I

• could sleep

• for a thousand years

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The sun shone brightly on the sea's shimmering surface.

• Quick and quiet as a shadow, he moved.

• The giant was as tall as a mountain.

• She sang a song of sorrow and sadness.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "Time crawled until the moment of their reunion."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a metaphor?

• His words were a soothing balm on her wounded soul.

• The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break.

• She has a heart of gold.

• He ran faster than the wind.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "The monster roared like thunder, shaking the ground beneath their feet."

• The monster roared

• like thunder

• shaking the ground

• beneath their feet

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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 examples illustrates hyperbole?

• The book was an open door to adventure.

• His legs were lead, dragging him down.

• She cried a river of tears.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language is "The waves whispered secrets to the shore"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3