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Figurative Language Definitions

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Figurative Language Definitions
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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

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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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