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Figurative Language and Literary Terms

Authored by Natasha Carney

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language and Literary Terms
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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.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

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.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

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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