What is a metaphor?

Figures of Speech Quiz

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Mathematics
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5th Grade
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Hard

Crystal Hamilton
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A word that sounds like what it describes
A comparison saying something is something else
An exaggerated statement
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The tree is dancing in the wind
Jim is as tall as a giraffe
Life is a roller coaster
Jim is a giraffe
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does onomatopoeia refer to?
An exaggerated statement
A word that sounds like what it describes
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A figure of speech that shouldn't be taken literally
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is an example of personification?
Life is a roller coaster
The tree is dancing in the wind
The exam was a piece of cake
Jim is a giraffe
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?
To fail an exam
To wish someone good luck
To have bad luck
To literally break a leg
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
A word that sounds like what it describes
An exaggerated statement
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
The water went splash
The tree is dancing in the wind
My suitcase weighs a ton
Jim is as tall as a giraffe
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