Exploring Figurative Language
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The wind howled in the night.
He was as brave as a lion.
The classroom was a zoo.
She spilled the beans.
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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
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
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
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a phrase that uses two words with opposite meanings, like "pretty ugly"?
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a hyperbole?
The bee buzzed past my ear.
The wind whispered through the trees.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
The leaves danced in the wind.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is an example of an idiom?
The classroom was a zoo.
I can't believe you spilled the beans about the surprise party!
The wind whispered through the trees.
He was as strong as an ox.
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A phrase with opposite meanings
Saying one thing is another thing without using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word in the sentence "The bee buzzed past my ear" is an example of onomatopoeia?
bee
buzzed
past
ear
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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