Figurative Language Review

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggeration

• A play on words.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A simile is a comparison that uses the words 'like' or 'as'. Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The world is a stage.

• Her smile is as bright as the sun.

• He roared like a lion.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Fill in the blank: An example of personification is 'The wind (a)   through the trees.'

• danced

• was

• is

• are

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The cat purred softly.

• The sun smiled down on us.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound, such as 'buzz' or (a)   .

• whisper

• bang

• run

• jump

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is personification?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• An extreme exaggeration

• A word that imitates a sound.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: A metaphor is a direct comparison, such as 'Time is a (a)   .' A) river B) clock C) thief D) friend.

• river

• clock

• thief

• friend

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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 sentences contains an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The sun was shining brightly.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The river flowed gently.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The moon looked down on all the peaceful, sleeping people

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"Tick! Tock! on the clock

but the party don't stop"

--"Tik Tok" by Ke$ha

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5