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Explain the Meaning of Figurative Language

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

6th - 8th Grade

12 Questions

CCSS covered

Explain the Meaning of Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing

Figurative Language

Metaphor

Simile

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What takes non-human things and describes them as having human attributes

Metaphor

Pun

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an intentional exaggeration of the truth, used to emphasize the importance of something or to create a comic effect

Hyperbole

Personification

Metaphor

Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes a comparison between two unrelated things stating that one thing is like another thing.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What creates images in the mind of the reader?

Imagery

Personification

Allusion

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated

Pun

Metaphor

Irony

Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What gives a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

Pun

Irony

Allusion

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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