Figurative Language Review

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English
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8th Grade
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MEGHAN MORSE
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two unlike things?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
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
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The clock went tick-tock.
She is as brave as a lion.
Life is a rollercoaster.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the figurative language used in the phrase: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for an expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up?
Idiom
Analogy
Symbolism
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Her smile is like sunshine.
Time is a thief.
He is as strong as an ox.
The thunder roared angrily.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CHALLENGE QUESTION: What is the term for a figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words?
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The leaves danced in the wind.
He is a shining star.
The car zoomed past.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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