Figurative Language: Top 12 terms & examples

Figurative Language: Top 12 terms & examples

6th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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Figurative Language: Top 12 terms & examples

Figurative Language: Top 12 terms & examples

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.9-10.5, RL.7.1, L.5.5A

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Misty Thrift

Used 31+ times

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Personification is...

giving human characteristics to inaminate things

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point

a word or phase that means something else.

a word that imitates sound

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hyperbole is...

a comparison of unlike things

a comparison of unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point.

a phrase or expression that is overused

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Idiom is

writing involving the five senses; sight, hearing, touch, taste, & smell.

a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said

two opposite ideas joined to create an effect.

a brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea from history, the Bible, or literary texts.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Cliché is...

a phrase or expression that is oversued

a comparison of unlike things without using "like" or "as".

words that make sounds

a brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea from history, the Bible, or literary texts.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alliteration is ...

words that make sounds

what is written or stated is different or opposite what is expected.

when tow or more words begin with the same initial sound

a phrase or expression that is overused

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Irony is...

a comparison of two or more words with 'like' or 'as'.

words that make sounds.

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point.

what is written or stated is different or opposite what is expected.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Onomatopoeia is

words that make sounds.

a comaprison of unlike things using "like" or "as".

a phrase or expression that is overused.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate things.

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