Figurative Language Concepts and Examples

Figurative Language Concepts and Examples

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains figurative language in literature, which enhances writing by appealing to the reader's senses. It covers common types such as similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, idioms, and puns, providing definitions and examples for each. Similes and metaphors compare different objects, personification gives human traits to non-human entities, hyperboles use exaggeration, idioms have non-literal meanings, and puns play on words for humor.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of using figurative language in literature?

To confuse the reader

To make the text more factual

To enhance the writing and make it more descriptive

To shorten the text

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a common type of figurative language?

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Hyperbole

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What words are typically used in a simile?

Because or since

If or when

And or but

Like or as

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The world is a stage

He is as brave as a lion

Time is a thief

The wind whispered through the trees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as'

A metaphor is a direct comparison

A metaphor is an implied comparison

A metaphor is a literal statement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

The sun smiled down on us

Her smile was as bright as the sun

The leaves danced in the wind

He is a shining star

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

Giving human traits to non-human things

A play on words

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

An extreme exaggeration

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