Figurative Language: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, & Hyperbole

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English
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8th Grade
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Deborah Stidham
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
Alexander Zass, Angus MacAskill, and John Hiltum were more powerful than steam engines!
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
These tropical storms are about 2,000 times wider than tornadoes.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
She was so smart, her brain was the size of a watermelon.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
Waves crash onto the land, bringing chaos, commotion, and often catastrophe to everything in its path.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
The loud boom of the fireworks scared the dog.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
The leaves rustled in the wind.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which figurative language is this example?
His boss was so mean, she fired him before he showed up for his first day.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
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