Literary Terms
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
comparing two things using "is" or "are"
describe non-human things using human qualities
describing something in an exaggerated way
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
to describe non-human things using human qualities
comparing two things using "is" or "are"
a sentence or phrase which starts with the same letter or sound
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
to describe something as an understatement
to describe something in an extremely exaggerated way
to compare two things using "is" or "are"
to make reference to something else
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Her face is like a sunbeam" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"I had so much homework, I need a pickup truck to carry my books home!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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