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Differentiating figurative language types
Quiz by Jennifer Portante
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20 questions
Q.What is the definition of a metaphor?
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Q.What is the definition of a simile?
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Q.What is the definition of a personification?
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Q.What is hyperbole?
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Q.What an idiom?
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Q.What is an allusion?
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: It isn't rocket science to figure out how to make a grilled cheese.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: I had so many things to do over the weekend. I was as busy as a bee.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: I thought her nose would start to grow if she kept lying to me.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: The kids hearts jumped with joy when they received a new puppy as a gift.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: Like the tortoise, I worked slow and steady compared to my sister who rushed towards the finish like a true hare.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: If you don't play your cards right, you won't get to the theatre in time for the beginning of the movie.
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Q.What type of figurative language is this: Well, I’m no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: You don’t have to be William Shakespeare to write poetry.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: Without her phone Kara was a lost puppy, not knowing what to do with herself.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: Joel Embiid looks like he is about as tall as a giraffe.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: My mouth was on fire after eating those hot Cheetos.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: Joel Embiid has been a beast on the court, scoring over 30 points for many games.
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Q.What kind of figurative language is this: The classroom was freezing after the cold temperatures last night.
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Q.Figurative language is:
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