Figurative Language: Top 12 terms & examples

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6th - 8th Grade
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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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