Figurative Language
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English
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
An exaggeration for dramatic effect
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does personification do in writing?
Uses words that imitate sounds
Gives human qualities to non-human things
Repeats the same sound at the beginning of multiple words
Compares two things directly
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
A type of repetition in writing
An exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect
An understatement to make a point
A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are idioms?
Words that sound like what they mean
Comparisons using 'like' or 'as'
Expressions that mean exactly what they say
Phrases that don't mean what they literally say
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is irony?
Giving life to writing by using sound-imitating words
A contrast between what's expected and what actually happens
Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of sentences
Using objects to represent deeper meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is symbolism used for in writing?
To add a musical quality to the writing
To compare two unlike things directly
To use objects, colors, or elements to represent deeper meanings
To exaggerate facts for emphasis
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does alliteration involve?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
An exaggeration for emphasis
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is anaphora?
Using a word to represent something else that's closely related
Repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of multiple sentences
A type of onomatopoeia
A phrase that doesn't mean what it literally says
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration for dramatic effect
Using objects to represent deeper meanings
A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Giving life to writing by using words that imitate sounds
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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