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Figurative Language

Authored by Meris Sewak

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a simile?

Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Words that sound like their meaning

A comparison between two things not 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

3 mins • 1 pt

Alliteration is...

an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

a comparison using like or as

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Words that sound like their meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

An exaggerated statement is a...

Alliteration

Onomatopeia

Simile

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A comparison that does use like, as, or than

words that sound like their meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is onomatopoeia?

Words that sound like what they mean

an exaggerated statement

a comparison using like, as, or than

an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature.

Symbolism

Couplet

Free Verse

Imagery

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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