Determine Meaning of Figurative Language

Determine Meaning of Figurative Language

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Determine Meaning of Figurative Language

Determine Meaning of Figurative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.6.5A, RL.2.4

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.


"I got power, poison, pain, and joy

Inside my DNA."


-Kendrick Lamar, DNA

Idiom

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is the figurative language a poet uses important in understanding a poem?

The figurative language often reveals the poet's attitude toward the subject of the poem.

The figurative language makes a poem more entertaining to read.

The figurative language demonstrates a poet's understanding of the topic of their poem.

The figurative language tests a reader's ability to understand difficult texts.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The best question to ask yourself when you see a simile or metaphor in a poem is...

What other poems have I seen this figurative language used in?

Why did the author choose this type of figurative language?

What is being compared and does it make sense?

Why are these two things being compared and what is the effect?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term refers to language that is used to convey meanings beyond the literal interpretation of the words?

Figurative language

Reason

Syntax

Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this: Humanity will be stirred up like an antheap.

simile

personification

metaphor

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of figurative language is this: The empty street felt lonely.

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the metaphor "the snow is a white blanket" in lines 29-32?

Determine the central idea

Determine tone

Determine meaning of figurative language/literary devices

Summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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