Why do people use figurative language?
Figurative Language Simile and Metaphor

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
To be grammatically correct.
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following passage.
Adam’s love for Pizza burns bright, an undying flame that can never be extinguished, not even by a bad pepperoni.
Which of the following best describes the metaphor in this passage?
Adam’s love for pizza is compared to a bad pepperoni.
Adam loves pizza.
Adam’s love for pizza is compared to a flame.
Adam’s love is compared to a pizza.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
True or False A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words like or as?
True
False
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do similes and metaphors have in common?
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On a scale of 1-10 where is your understanding of similes and metaphors?
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
Is when you describe something by giving hints
Is when someone compares you to something without saying like
I don't know
Is when someone compares you to something using like
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase is NOT a simile?
He's a workhorse
He's as strong as an ox
He is as fast as a cheetah
You're as cold as ice
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