Figurative Language Examples

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a phrase that means something different than its literal meaning
Idiom
Metaphor
Pun
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a word that imitates the sound that it represents
Idiom
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a “humorous” substitution of words that sound alike but are different in meaning
Idiom
Pun
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
My coffee was as cold as the snow that was falling outside
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
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
I paid an arm and a leg for my designer shoes that I bought this weekend.
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I was very frustrated this morning due to the fact that my computer was running extremely slow.
Personification
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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