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Figurative Language in Literature

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Figurative Language in Literature
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 

personification

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is "sensory language"?

language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

language that has been censored (censorship)

language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The stars will cry. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

Metaphor

Personification

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Language and poetic techniques use to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.

Verse

Alliteration

Imagery

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Talking animals are an example of what type of figurative language?

Oxymoron

Personification

Cliche

Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Oxymoron

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?

Theme

Metaphor

Style

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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