
Figurative Language and Literary Terms

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English
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6th Grade
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Natasha Carney
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, crash).
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Irony
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A commonly used phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words.
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Proverb
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the following definition? A contrast between expectation and reality.
Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
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