Figurative Language: Examples and Definitions
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English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Simile'?
an indirect comparison between two unlike objects or ideas using like or as
a direct comparison between two unlike objects or ideas
giving human characteristics to non-human things
words that sound like the words they represent
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Metaphor'?
a direct comparison between two unlike objects or ideas
an indirect comparison between two unlike objects or ideas using like or as
giving human characteristics to non-human things
repeating the beginning consonant sound of a group of words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Personification'?
giving human characteristics to non-human things
an extreme exaggeration
using language of the five senses to create a mental picture for the reader
a phrase or expression that means more than the literal definition of the saying
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Onomatopoeia'?
words that sound like the words they represent
repeating the beginning consonant sound of a group of words
an extreme exaggeration
a direct comparison between to unlike objects or ideas
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
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Imagery'?
using language of the five senses to create a mental picture for the reader
an extreme exaggeration
giving human characteristics to non-human things
words that sound like the words they represent
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Hyperbole'?
an extreme exaggeration
a direct comparison between to unlike objects or ideas
a phrase or expression that means more than the literal definition of the saying
repeating the beginning consonant sound of a group of words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of 'Alliteration'?
repeating the beginning consonant sound of a group of words
using language of the five senses to create a mental picture for the reader
a phrase or expression that means more than the literal definition of the saying
an indirect comparison between two unlike objects or ideas using like or as
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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