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Figurative Language Quiz (Upper Middle)
Figurative Language Quiz (Upper Middle)
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Can you correctly identify the figurative language techniques?
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Including descriptions of how a place sounds, feels, smells etc is utilising...
Idiom
Writing
Metaphor
Sensory language
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Hyperbole is....
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
A sporting event
Repeating a sound at the start of a word
Applying human actions to non-human things
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Which of these is not an example of figurative language, but can still help improve your writing?
Scrunching up your work if you're not happy with it.
Specific grammar and punctuation
Seeking feedback from a peer
Planning your story before you start writing
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Assonance is...
The repetition of the sound at the beginning of the word within a phrase.
The repetition of the sound in the middle of words within a phrase.
The repetition of the sound at the end of the word within a phrase.
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_____________ is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
Simile
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
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Pick the simile!
This bag weighs a ton
The sun smiled and chased away the angry clouds
As hot as an oven
Try to light the fire
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An ________ is a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it.
Hyperbole
Personification
Adjective
Idiom
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Pick the example of onomatopoeia....
Bang
Wow
Scrunch
Ouch
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Which of the following song lyrics is NOT a metaphor
As shallow as a shower.
Karma is my boyfriend.
I'll paint the picture, let me set the scene.
You're a sunflower.
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor
Adjective
Alliteration
Simile
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A simile is....
A facial expression to show that you are happy
A character from The Sims
When you say one thing IS another thing to add to the readers understanding
A comparison between two things, often using "like"" or as".
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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Black bug bit a big black bear.
Hear the mellow wedding bells.
It's hot and it's monotonous.
Sheep should sleep in a shed.
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Which of these examples is NOT an oxymoron?
Deafening silence,
Alone together.
Clearly confused.
Sweetly singing.
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Figurative language is....
A description of a figure in the distance.
Only one technique.
A selection of techniques to make your writing less compelling to read.
The use of words or expressions to convey a meaning that is not literal.
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Which of the following is an example of personification?
Lightning danced across the sky
My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning
The wind swept through the canyon, chilling the explorer.
The sunlight shone down brightly onto the scorched earth
