Figurative Language Review

What is the type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two unlike things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the figurative language used in the phrase: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CHALLENGE QUESTION: What is the term for a figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words?

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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

What is the term for a type of figurative language in which a writer uses an extreme exaggeration?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of symbolism?

• A dove representing peace

• As busy as a bee

• The world is a stage

• The sun smiled down on us

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• It was a clear, sunny day.

• The fog was thick.

• The fog was comfortable and cozy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D