Flocabulary Figurative Language
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6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Both similes and metaphors ________.
are ways words can rhyme in a poem
compare things
make a story less vivid
use the words “like” and “as”
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 sentences contains a simile?
The thunder boomed and rumbled.
The thunder was loud.
The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.
The thunder was loud.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.
uses a word that sounds like what it means
gives a nonhuman thing human traits
compares things without using the words “like” or “as”
uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was a tornado of emotion.
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy did not like what he’d done.
The boy said he’d die of shame.
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
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
Her eyes were two full moons.
Her eyes were as bright as diamond
Her eyes shone through the darkness.
Her eyes looked like mine.
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
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
both a simile and a metaphor
metaphor
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of the following sentence.
Eye balling me like a lion to its prey, the line backer charged.
simile
metaphor
both a simile and a metaphor
There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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