Literary devices - Figurative Language
Authored by Laura Bristow
English
6th - 7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
hyperbole
when a writer exaggerates something: DRAMA
when a person has a hard time staying calm
an expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
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45 sec • 1 pt
idiom
someone who struggles in school
an expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning
a direct comparison between two things using like or as
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
imagery
when something non-human is given human-like qualities
a pic or picture
the use of language that appeals to your senses (see it, hear it, feel it, etc)
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
personification
a person who has been mummified
an expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning
when something non-human is given human-like qualities
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CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
metaphor
comparison between two things using like or as
a sentence fragment
a comparison between two things that don't necessarily have to be alike but make a link in the reader's mind.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
simile
a comparison between two things using like or as
something people do when they're happy
the use of language that appeals to your senses
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nobody invites Edward to parties because he is a wet blanket.
metaphor
imagery
idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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