Figurative Language Review
Authored by Samantha Hillmer
English
7th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Get my pretty name out of your mouth." - "Therefore I Am" by Billie Eilish
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Is Billie's name actually IN the mouth of another person?
No.
The literal meaning and its figurative meaning are different, therefore, it is an idiom.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"We're singing in the car, getting lost upstate. Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place." - "All Too Well" by Taylor Swift
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Do you see something being described?
Yes!
And they use "like" to describe and compare autumn leaves falling down to puzzle pieces falling into place.
Therefore, it is a simile.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Oh, there is thunder in our hearts. Is there so much hate for the ones we love?" - "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush
Hyberbole
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Thunder is an exaggeration for the anger in their hearts.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars." - "Airplanes" by B.O.B.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
Answer explanation
Do you see something being described?
Yes!
And they use "like" to describe and compare airplanes to shooting stars in the night sky.
Therefore, it is a simile.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Y'all gon' make me lose my mind. Up in here, up in here." - "Party Up" by DMX
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Answer explanation
Argument for idiom:
Is he actually going to lose his mind?
No.
The literal meaning and its figurative meaning are different, therefore, it is an idiom.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“It might seem crazy what I’m about to say. Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break. I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space.” - "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Answer explanation
Do you see something being described?
Yes!
And he DOES NOT use like or as to describe and compare himself to a hot air balloon.
Therefore, it is a metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Hello from the other side. I must have called a thousand times." - "Hello" by Adele
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
A thousand times is an exaggeration for how many times she called.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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