Figurative Language in Literature

The following phrase is an example of what literary device:

“'Just cut me some slack, I've had a hard day."

• idiom

• analogy

• oxymoron

• pun

Answer explanation

"Cut me some slack," is an idiom that means to stop being critical of a person.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

In George Orwell's book Animal Farm, the main characters include various farm animals that can talk like humans. These talking animals are an example of what type of literary device:

• personification

• pun

• anthropomorphism

• analogy

Answer explanation

Anthropomorphism is when an author gives human qualities/abilities to nonhuman things in a literal way. The animals literally talking like humans in the book makes them anthropomorphic.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The following phrase is an example of what literary device:

“'I tripped walking down the stairs. To add insult to injury, my crush came around the corner and saw the whole thing!"

• personificaiom

• idiom

• analogy

• pun

Answer explanation

"To add insult to injury" is an idiom that means to make a bad situation even worse.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which of the following is an example of simile?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• He runs like the wind.

• She is as strong as an ox.

• She is as brave as a lion.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

• A metaphor is a type of personification.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

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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.

• I'm so cold I could turn into an ice cube.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

• I'm so full I could explode.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is figurative language?

• Figurative language is a form of language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

• Figurative language is a type of language that is only used in fiction writing.

• Figurative language is a form of language that is used to convey literal meanings.

• Figurative language is a type of language that is only used in poetry.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is an idiom?

• A type of insect.

• A mathematical equation.

• A type of clothing.

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is an oxymoron?

• A type of speech that combines contradictory figures

• A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

• A type of animal that is both an ox and a moron

• A figure of speech that combines similar terms

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A