A word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer to create a mental picture for the reader, for dramatic effect, or to make writing more interesting and clear.
Figurative Language Review

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English
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I read this slide.
I did not read this slide.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is which type of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
A little exaggeration
Similar sounds
Compares two things using like or as
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?
Personification
Imagery
Assonance
Alliteration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
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