Shakespeare Figurative Language
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a reference to something the audience should/ is expected to know is
dramatic irony
allusion
soliloquy
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a remark to the audiencce or another character that others don't hear
soliloquy
aside
pun
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
giving something human qualities is called
pun
allusion
dramatic irony
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Thou art an elm, my husband, I a vine, ... "
Imagery
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Shakespeare use figurative language to talk about death?
Shakespeare compares life to a nightmare and death to peaceful sleep.
Shakespeare compares life to crossing into new countries and death to being in a fixed state.
Shakespeare compares life and death to battles in which one has the choice of fighting.
Shakespeare compares death to sleep and dreams to the afterlife.
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
Figurative Language:
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost"
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is one way Shakespeare used figurative language in his plays?
By writing in simple, straightforward prose.
By using metaphors and similes to enhance imagery.
By avoiding any form of symbolism.
By focusing solely on historical events.
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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept
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