Exploring Figurative Language Techniques

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language mentioned in the introduction?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What type of figurative language is used when a dog is described as giggling and dancing?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word is used to compare the dog to a very bouncy ball?

• Than

• As

• Similar to

• Like

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is demonstrated by the phrase 'can collect shiny seashells in the sand by the sea'?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following words is NOT part of the alliteration example given?

• Bouncy

• Seashells

• Shiny

• Sally

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is used in the words 'smash', 'pow', and 'crash'?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Giggle

• Excited

• Crash

• Hungry

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence 'I can eat seven hippos, eight elephants, 19 horses, and 47 giraffes'?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Why is the sentence 'I can eat seven hippos, eight elephants, 19 horses, and 47 giraffes' considered a hyperbole?

• Because it describes a sound

• Because it is an exaggeration

• Because it starts with the same letter

• Because it uses the word 'as'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does Ali mean to say when she uses the hyperbole about eating many animals?

• She likes animals

• She is very hungry

• She is very tired

• She is very strong

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A