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Figurative Language Analysis

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Figurative Language Analysis
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The clock raced against time to strike midnight."

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a hyperbole?

He's as slow as a turtle.

I've waited here for ages.

The wind howled throughout the night.

She is the picture of elegance.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the figurative language example to the correct term.

personification

The wind danced through the leaves.

alliteration

She sells seashells by the seashore.

onomatopoeia

POP!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Recognize the alliteration in this line: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Peter Piper

picked a peck

of pickled

peppers

Tags

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following sentence: "The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break." What is the author implying with this metaphor?

The classroom was full of animals.

The classroom was noisy and chaotic.

The classroom was organized and quiet.

The classroom was empty.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the poem, the author writes, "Her smile was as bright as the sun." What is the author trying to convey with this simile?

Her smile was warm and comforting.

Her smile was blinding.

Her smile was as hot as the sun.

Her smile was rare.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Consider the phrase: "The wind whispered through the trees." What type of figurative language is used here, and what does it suggest?

Metaphor; it suggests the wind is a person.

Simile; it suggests the wind is gentle.

Personification; it suggests the wind is gentle and soft.

Hyperbole; it suggests the wind is loud.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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