
Exploring Figures of Speech: Similes, Metaphors, and Personification
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Lucas Foster
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Standards-aligned
10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the simile 'growing like a weed' suggest about the rate of growth?
It is rapid
It is uncontrollable
It is slow
It is undesirable
Tags
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 option is a simile?
The wind whispered secrets
She sings like a bird
Time is a thief
He is a lion in battle
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figure of speech is used in 'All the world's a stage'?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is being personified in 'The printer ate my paper'?
The document
The ink
The printer
The paper
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does personification typically involve?
Using 'like' or 'as' in descriptions
Comparing two unlike things
Exaggerating characteristics
Giving human traits to non-human entities
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example shows personification?
He runs like the wind
Life is a rollercoaster
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky
She is a shining star
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it beneficial to use figures of speech in language learning?
To confuse the listener
To simplify concepts
To make language vibrant and expressive
To sound more academic
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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