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Figurative Language Figurative Language Review Review

Figurative Language Figurative Language Review Review

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Identify the Figure of Speech

1. The crack of the bat echoed through the crowd as the baseball player hit a homerun.

simile

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

I am sorry. That is not correct.

Remember that a simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike

things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Try Again

Oops! Not Quite

Remember that a hyperbole is a figure of

speech that uses an extreme exaggeration.

Try Again

You got it! That’s right! Onomatopoeia involves sound words that are spelled exactly as they sound.

Can you guess which word in that sentence was the

onomatopoetic word?

crackClick here to check your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

2. The moon was a light bulb shining in the night sky.

metaphor

personification

oxymoron

Good Try but…

Remember that personification is giving

non-human things human characteristics.

Try Again

Try Again

Remember that an oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses words which contradict each

other.

Try Again

Great Job!

That’s right! A metaphor is a figure of speech that

compares two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

What two objects did the sentence compare?

moon

light bulbClick here to check

your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

3. It took me forever to finish my homework last night.

simile

hyperbole

oxymoron

I am sorry. That is not correct.

Remember that a simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike

things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Try Again

Try Again Remember that an

oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses words which contradict each

other.

Try Again

Fantastic!

That’s right! A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an extreme exaggeration.

Which word was the exaggerated word?

foreverClick here to check your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

4. My teacher gave us Sweet Tarts for being such a good class.

onomatopoeia

personification

oxymoron

Good Try but…Remember that

personification is giving non-human things human

characteristics.

Try Again

Whoops!

Remember that onomatopoeia involves sound words that are

spelled exactly as they sound.

Try Again

Way to Go!

That’s right! An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses

words which contradict each other.

Which group of words was the oxymoron?

Sweet Tarts

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Identify the Figure of Speech

5. The giant’s steps were thunder as he walked through the field.

simile

metaphor

onomatopoeia

I am sorry. That is not correct.

Remember that a simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike

things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Try Again

Whoops! Remember that

onomatopoeia involves sound words that are

spelled exactly as they sound.

Try Again

Great Job!That’s right! A metaphor is a

figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

What two objects did the sentence compare?

Giant’s steps

thunder

Click here to check your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

6. The water was as smooth as glass.

hyperbole

personification

simile

Oops! Not Quite Remember that a hyperbole

is a figure of speech that uses an extreme exaggeration.

Try Again

Good Try but…Remember that

personification is giving non-human things human

characteristics.

Try Again

Star Work!

That’s right! A simile is a figure of speech that

compares two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

What did the sentence compare?Water

as smooth as

glass

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Identify the Figure of Speech

7. This class is a three ring circus.

metaphor

oxymoron

simile

I am sorry. That is not correct.

Remember that a simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike

things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Try Again

Try Again Remember that an

oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses words which contradict each

other.

Try Again

Great Job!

That’s right! A metaphor is a figure of speech that

compares two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

What two objects did the sentence compare?

class

circusClick here to check

your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

8. The thunder roared through the air.

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

personification

Whoops! Remember that

onomatopoeia involves sound words that are

spelled exactly as they sound.

Try Again

Oops! Not Quite Remember that a hyperbole

is a figure of speech that uses an extreme exaggeration.

Try Again

You’re on a Roll

That’s right! Personification is giving non-human things

human characteristics.

Thunder is non-human. What human characteristic does thunder portray in

the sentence?

roaredClick here to check your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

9. I will just die if he asks me to dance.

oxymoron

hyperbole

personification

Try Again Remember that an

oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses words which contradict each

other.

Try Again

Good Try but…Remember that

personification is giving non-human things human

characteristics.

Try Again

Fantastic!That’s right! A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an

extreme exaggeration.

Which word was the exaggerated word?

dieClick here to check your answer.

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Identify the Figure of Speech

10. The opera star sang like a nightingale.

metaphor

simile

personification

Good Try but…Remember that

personification is giving non-human things human

characteristics.

Try Again

Oh No!

Remember that a metaphor is a figure of speech that compares

two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Try Again

Star Work!That’s right! A simile is a

figure of speech that compares two unlike things

using ‘like’ or ‘as’

What did the sentence compare?The opera star

sang like

a nightingale

Click here to check your answer.

Great Studying!