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Figures of Speech

Authored by Martin Stanich

English

8th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figures of Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech is...

a familiar expression
a non-literal way of saying something
what the author literally means
something only writers use

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Figures of speech mean exactly what the words say.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A figure of speech has to be interpreted by the reader or listener.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Two figures of speech that involve comparisons are

simile and metaphor
hyperbole and simile
personification and idiom
alliteration and metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration.

idiom
simile
hyperbole
alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The words "like" and "as" typically appear in a...

simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Knowing the type of figure of speech is more important than understanding the meaning of the figure of speech.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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