Figurative Language Quiz

Figurative Language is

•  phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.

• a cornerstone of expressive writing.

• introduces an imaginative spark,

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Writers and Poets use figurative language to

• Confuse readers

• Make themselves sound smarter than they are

•  Build meaning and give words more power

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

 Used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. It paints a picture for the reader.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A statement that is asked to receive an answer. It is just posed to make the point clear and to make you think as a reader.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Used to give human qualities to inanimate objects.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

It refers to the repetition of a word or expression in the first part of some verses.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“The sky was a clear azure, dotted with fluffy, white clouds." is an example of personification

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an example of a rhetorical question

• True

• False

MLK uses anaphora in his "I have a Dream" speech when he repeats a certain phrase

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"These casinos are always hungry enough to eat your dinner.” is an example of which figurative language device?

• Anaphora

• Personification

• Simile

• Rhetorical Question

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CCSS.L.6.5A