Figurative Language Definitions
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a figure of speech that has a meaning other than the literal meaning used to make writing more interesting; opposite of "literal language"
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
figurative language
literally
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
language comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as
example: "Her skin was silk."
metaphor
personification
oxymoron
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a phrase that means something very different from the literal meaning
example: "up the creek without a paddle" means being in the middle of a problem or tough situation
alliteration
simile
idiom
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"
example: "The thump, boom, bang of my sister hitting tennis balls against our garage door was very irritating."
assonance
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
idiom
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 • 5 pts
What is figurative language?
Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.
Language that makes reading more interesting.
Language that makes writing more interesting.
All of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.L.3.5A
6.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Figurative language (4)
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
language comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
example: "Her smile shines like the sun."
metaphor
assonance
alliteration
simile
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
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