Figurative Language Showdown
9th Grade
•22 Qs
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Figurative Language Showdown
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The direct comparison of one unlike thing with another thing,
without using like or as, in order to show their similarities.
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of initial consonant or vowel sounds in two or more neighboring words.
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
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
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An extreme exaggeration intended to make a point or create emphasis.
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The use of an object to represent a larger concept, idea, or theme.
Personification
Imagery
Symbolism
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
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
30 sec • 1 pt
The attribution of human qualities to something that is not human.
Personification
Imagery
Symbolism
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The use of vivid, descriptive language that evokes the senses.
Personification
Imagery
Symbolism
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
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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