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Exploring Figurative Language

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6th - 10th Grade

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Exploring Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of figurative language?

To make the text longer

To confuse the reader

To simplify complex ideas

To create vivid imagery in the reader's mind

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a simile differ from a metaphor?

Similes are used only in poetry

Metaphors cannot be used in literature

A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes a metaphor from a simile?

Absence of 'like' or 'as' in comparison

Use of 'like' or 'as' in comparison

Lack of comparison

Use of explicit comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of personification?

The wind whispered through the trees

She is as fast as a cheetah

Life is a rollercoaster

He has a heart of stone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language is used to give non-human things human characteristics?

Hyperbole

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does hyperbole aim to achieve?

To provide a literal explanation

To understate a situation

To exaggerate for dramatic effect

To confuse the audience

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which figurative language involves exaggeration?

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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