Figurative Language and Definitions

Figurative Language and Definitions

4th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Figurative Language and Definitions

Figurative Language and Definitions

Assessment

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4th - 8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jessica Proffitt

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is figurative language?

It is something that expresses a meaning that goes beyond the literal definition of the words, and gives readers new insight.

It is language that means exactly what it says.

It is words that are written to resemble a figure (picture) of some sort.

It is the way we structure our sentences including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a simile

A figure of speech that compares two things by saying something is something else.

When opposite terms appear together

A figure of speech that compares two or more things using the words "like" or "as."

The formation of a word from a sound

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A figurative term that compares two things using the words "like" or "as."

A commonly used phrase that does not mean what it says.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words.

A figurative term that compares two things, usually by saying one is the other.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is onomatopoeia?

The formation of a word from the sound

The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of multiple words

Making objects and animals seem human

The use of images to represent ideas or qualities

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is alliteration?

A large exaggeration

The use of images to represent ideas or qualities

A commonly used phrase that does not mean what

it says.

The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of multiple words

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is oxymoron?

A figurative term comparing two or more things, usually by saying one is the other

When opposite terms appear together

The use of images to represent ideas or qualities

A figurative term that compares two or more things using “like” or “as”

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is personification?

A large exaggeration

The use of images to represent ideas or qualities

Making objects and animals seem human

A formation of a word from the sound

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