Figurative Language Quiz

What is figurative language?

• A type of communication that strictly adheres to a word's literal meaning.

• A type of communication that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.

• A method of communication used only in scientific contexts.

• A language system that is used exclusively in formal writing.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

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What is the purpose of using figurative language?

• To make the language more confusing and difficult to understand.

• To add creative flourish to written or spoken language or explain a complicated idea.

• To simplify the language to its most basic form.

• To ensure that language is used in a literal and straightforward manner.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does a simile do?

• It describes a person's characteristics without comparison.

• It compares two things using words "like" or "as".

• It gives a direct meaning without using comparisons.

• It exaggerates characteristics for effect.

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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 simile?

• She is the sun of my life.

• He roared with laughter.

• That boy is as tough as leather.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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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. A comparison using "like" or "as."

• B. A direct comparison that does not use "like" or "as."

• C. A literal description of a situation.

• D. A type of poem.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• A. A metaphor uses "like" or "as" for comparison.

• B. A simile is more concrete and says you are something.

• C. A metaphor is more concrete and says you are something.

• D. A simile is a literal description of a situation.

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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?

• A. The computer in the classroom is like an old dinosaur.

• B. The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed.

• C. She is as brave as a lion.

• D. He runs like the wind.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

• The representation of an abstract quality in human form

• A figure of speech where animals, ideas, and objects are given human attributes

• A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The eye of the needle

• A single lonely shoe

• A leaf dancing in the wind

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a hyperbole?

• A. A literal expression that means exactly what it says.

• B. A great exaggeration to add emphasis to a statement.

• C. A figure of speech that uses understatement for effect.

• D. A rhetorical device that repeats a word or phrase for emphasis.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A