Explaining Figurative Language

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "Depth, he decided; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river."
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "Finally, at the end of the second day, which seemed to go on forever, it was my turn."
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "The man was wrinkled, and his eyes, though piercing in their unusual lightness, seemed tired. The flesh around them, was darkened into shadowed circles."
Imagery
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idiom
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
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "Within minutes the speakers had crackled again."
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Figurative language (4)
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "They acted like animals."
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of figurative language is this: "The apple jumps out of my hand onto the ground."
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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