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Figurative Language Overview

Authored by Jennifer Kimrey

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Figurative Language Overview
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The comparison of one unlike thing with another thing without using “like” or “as”

in order to show their similarities.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of initial consonant or vowel sounds in two or more neighboring words.

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Imagery

Alliteration

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

30 sec • 1 pt

The comparison of two unlike things in order to show their similarities using “like” or “as.”

Simile

Metaphor

Oxymoron

Personification

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of an object to represent a larger concept, idea, or theme.

Simile

Hyperbole

Imagery

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An extreme exaggeration intended to make a point or create emphasis.

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The attribution of human qualities to something that is not human.

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Personification

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The combination of two contradictory or juxtaposing words.

Oxymoron

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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