Grade 8 Quizizz – Figurative Language (7 Minutes)

Match each device with the correct definition:

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Simile

• Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• Hyperbole

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• Metaphor

• Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities

• Imagery

• A comparison without using like or as

• Personification

Identify the Device: "I walked through the rain like a man drowning in sorrow."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Identify the Device: "Doodle was a burden I carried on my heart."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

Identify the Device: "The storm roared angrily as we ran through the fields."

• Imagery

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Identify the Device: "The swamp smelled of decay, and the trees stood twisted and lifeless in the mist."

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Identify the Device: "I felt like my heart would break completely when I saw Doodle fall behind."

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Metaphor