How does figurative language affect a piece of writing?

Figurative language adds depth, evokes emotions, and creates vivid imagery in writing.

Figurative language has no impact on the reader's understanding.

Figurative language makes writing more confusing.

It makes the writing more fun to read.

What does this idiom mean? SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG

Wound tightly to the point of suffocation.

What does this idiom mean? FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK

A very difficult or impossible task.

A common occurrence in daily life.

How does the usage of onomatopoeia in this excerpt from "The Outsiders" affect the story? It wasn't long before he and Steve and Two-Bit were throwing paper wads at each other and clowning around, and finally Steve dropped a hymn book with a bang--- accidentally, of course. Everyone in the place turned around to look at us, and Johnny and I nearly crawled under the pews. And then Two-Bit waved at them. I hadn't been to church since.

The onomatopoeia adds emphasis to the action and enhances the emotional response of the characters.

The onomatopoeia makes it more interesting to read.

The onomatopoeia makes Two-Bit seem unruly.

The onomatopoeia is irrelevant and does not contribute to the story's tone.

What does this oxymoron mean? DEAFENING SILENCE

An intense silence that feels overwhelming.

An overwhelming noise that drowns out thoughts.

A moment of complete distraction.

A loud and chaotic environment.

What does this metaphor mean? My love for her, a raging fire, never ended.

The metaphor means that the speaker's love is intense and everlasting.

The metaphor indicates that the speaker is jealous of other people who talk to his lover.

The metaphor suggests the speaker's love is weak and fleeting.

The metaphor implies that the speaker loves her.

What is the speaker trying to say by using this hyperbole? I spent a couple of weeks there one day .

The speaker is exaggerating to convey that the time spent felt much longer than it actually was.

The speaker is suggesting that they were bored during that time.

The speaker is stating that time has no meaning.

The speaker is indicating that they were very busy during that day.

What is being personified in this stanza? “Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.

The carriage is being personified.

BONUS (3 points) Which line is the best example of a couplet?

True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.

Acres and acres of green grass wonderful shade trees, rippling brooks

Figurative Language Quiz

Authored by Abigail Meade

English

7th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

A comparison using "like" or "as"

metaphor

simile

personification

alliteration

onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

idiom

simile

personification

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

metaphor

onomatopoeia

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

pun

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

hyperbole

simile

oxymoron

pun

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.L.7.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

pun

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 5 pts

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

pun

idiom

hyperbole

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

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Figurative Language Quiz

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

How does figurative language affect a piece of writing?

What does this idiom mean?SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG

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