Figurative Language Definitions and Examples

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English
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6th Grade
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Joazee Jarvis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: A comparison between two things USING "like" or "as"
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Cannot possibly be true most times
Idiom
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: When words that start with the same sound are used close together in a phrase or sentence
Idiom
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: A comparison between two things
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: When human qualities are given to non-human things
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: A word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: Word combinations/ phrases that have a different meaning than the literal meaning of each word
Idiom
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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