Figurative Language - Blind Quiz

Question 1

How confident do you feel that you could give a basic definition of a metaphor vs a simile?

Accepted Answer

With some guidance (4-6), Magical dreamland unicorns! (10), Yep, I'm good (7-9), What are these things? (1 - 3)

Question 2

Our first type of figurative language is a metaphor. A metaphor is...

Accepted Answer

a comparison in which one thing is said to be another

Question 3

Which quote from our story, "Jumping Bodies" is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

"it splintered into a giant spider’s web of shattered glass.

Question 4

What other types of figurative language will we be learning about?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Personification

Question 5

What is the key distinction (difference) between a simile and a metaphor? (use the image!)

Accepted Answer

A metaphor compares two things w/out using like or as.

Question 6

Which example from your mini-posters is a SIMILE?

Accepted Answer

this pizza is as cold as ice

Question 7

What is, "it splintered into a giant spider’s web of shattered glass." trying to communicate?

Accepted Answer

the window is cracked in a way that resembles a spider's web

Question 8

Which quote from our story, “Jumping Bodies” is a simile?

Accepted Answer

You look like you've seen a ghost, Classmates running around the track like hamsters on a wheel

Question 9

Figurative language is...

Accepted Answer

the use of similes, metaphors, alliteration, etc., describing something by comparing it w/ something else., not to be taken literally., used to make writing more interesting or dramatic.

Question 10

"That guy? He's a walking thesaurus!" What is this metaphor trying to communicate?

Accepted Answer

This person has a rich vocabulary (knows a lot of words)

Question 11

What does the simile, "You look like you've seen a ghost." mean?

Accepted Answer

the person looks pale or ill (not in a good way)

Figurative Language - Blind Quiz

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Figurative Language - Blind Quiz

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