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Figurative Language

Authored by Esmere Litz

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 10+ times

Figurative Language
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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Metaphor

,

(b) Simile

,

(c) Hyperbole

,

(d) Personification

Jealousy is a green-eyed monster.

He was cunning like a fox.

I'm literally starving to death.

Ugh! This is the worst day EVER!

He was the light of her life.

The test looked back at the student ominously.

She was as cute as a button.

The room came to life with the sound of music.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose all the examples of metaphor

The wind whispered to the girl.

You are my sunshine.

She was the apple of her dad's eye.

This is the best day of my life!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose all the examples of personification

The snow danced through the air on its way to the ground.

We were two ships in the night.

He had the eye of the tiger.

The engine roared as the car woke up.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose all the examples of hyperbole

This is life or death: should I get a burrito or a taco?

She's actually the smartest person alive.

This is absolutely unbelievable!

She was as bright as the sun.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose all the examples of similes

The house was as dark as midnight on a moonless night.

She blew up like a balloon when she ate something she was allergic to.

Her heart was in the right place.

Her eyes were deep and blue like the sea.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

The following sentence contains an example of ​ ​ ​ (a)  

The alligator's teeth are white daggers.

metaphor
idiom
simile
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does this metaphor mean?

When he found out his friend had lied to him, he was steaming and seeing red.

His favorite color was red.

He was really hot.

His was angry with his friend.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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