Figurative Language Analysis

Figurative Language Analysis

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Figurative Language Analysis

Figurative Language Analysis

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking, DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain how personification is used in this sentence: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

It describes the stars as performing a human activity, dancing, to enhance the beauty of the scene.

It shows the stars and the moon having a playful relationship.

It literally means the stars are dancing.

It uses "danced" to show the movement of the stars.

Tags

DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

He runs like the wind.

She is as tall as a giraffe.

It's raining cats and dogs.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Analyze the use of repetition in this poem excerpt: "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on."

It emphasizes the stealth and quietness of the fog.

It shows the fog's ability to cover large areas.

It indicates the fog is an animal.

It suggests the fog is dangerous.

Tags

DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Differentiate between the simile and metaphor in these sentences: "He fought like a lion" (simile) and "He was a lion in the fight" (metaphor).

The simile compares two things using "like" or "as," while the metaphor directly states one thing is another.

The metaphor uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison, while the simile directly states one thing is another.

Both sentences are examples of similes.

Both sentences are examples of metaphors.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the simile in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun on a summer day."

Her smile

as bright as

the sun on a summer day

was as bright as the sun

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the metaphor in this sentence: "Time is a thief that steals our moments."

Time is a thief

steals our moments

Time

our moments

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains an idiom?

It's raining cats and dogs.

She is as busy as a bee.

He moved at a snail's pace.

The sun smiled down on us.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

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