What is figurative language?
Figurative Language

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English
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8th Grade
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Alejandra Bernal
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A way of communicating that does not use words in their literal meaning
A way of communicating that uses different languages
A way of communicating that is difficult to understand
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do writers use figurative language?
To get their work published
To make their writing more descriptive and interesting
To challenge the reader
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Comparing two things by saying one IS the other. Does NOT use “like” or “as”
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An extreme exaggeration
Idiom
Personification
Hyperbole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics
Idiom
Personification
Hyperbole
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A common expression that means something else besides its literal phrasing
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
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