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Figurative Language & Poetry

Authored by Renee Gord

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 23+ times

Figurative Language & Poetry
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

compares unlike things using​ like or as ​

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

metaphor

That hot fudge sundae is calling my name.

personification

You are like the sunshine in my day.

hyperbole

You are my sunshine.

idiom

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

simile

Slipping in just before midnight, Luka avoided breaking curfew by the skin of her teeth.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these sensory word options into the best categories

Groups:

(a) Sight

,

(b) Sound

,

(c) Smell/Taste

,

(d) Touch

smoke

soft

chirping

whisper

thunder

aromatic

beehive

blue

green

sour

fruity

flexible

waves

smooth

sparkle

rough
spicy

pale

ray of sun

bumpy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this an example of? “While I nodded, nearly napping” (The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe}

Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are these examples of? To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden.

The smell of doughnuts my kryptonite.

allusion

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) simile

,

(b) metaphor

,

(c) hyperbole

,

(d) allliteration

  • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

She is a shining star in my life.
As cute as a button
His heart is a cold, dark cave.
  • This bag weighs a ton.

As clear as crystal
  • He's as strong as an ox.

Life is a journey.
As busy as a bee
  • Playful puppies prancing proudly in the park.

Time is a thief.
  • Tiny turtles taking turns tanning on tree trunks.

  • I've told you a million times.

The world is a stage.
As cool as a cucumber
  • Silly squirrels singing songs in the sunshine.

As brave as a lion
  • Beautiful butterflies boldly balancing on blooming blossoms.

  • She's as old as the hills.

  • Many mumbling mice, making mighty music in the moonlight mighty nice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

7.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a ​ (a)   is a​ ​ direct comparison of two unlike things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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