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Grade 8 Figurative Language
Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning is called:
  1. Symbolism
  2. Paradox
  3. Hyperbole
  4. Allusion
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"A penny saved is a penny earned" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. oxymoron
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. hyperbole
  4. idiom
Grade 8 Poetic Devices CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.8.5
When interpreting poetry it is very important to explain
  1. the author's birthplace.
  2. the author's wife's name.
  3. the meaning and message of the poem.
  4. the mean and mode of the set.
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"A fine mess" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. oxymoron
  2. idiom
  3. simile
  4. metaphor
Grade 8 Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

The fire crackled and popped on a cold night.
  1. alliteration
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. simile
  4. personification
Grade 8 Hyperbole CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5

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"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
  1. Paradox
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Simile
"Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
  1. personification
  2. simile
  3. irony
  4. metaphor
Grade 8 Figurative Language
The bomb went boom! What type of figurative language device is used in this sentence?
  1. onomatopoeia
  2. personification
  3. idiom
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Alliteration
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
  1. The sun glistened, turning the lake into a pot of honey.
  2. The pond is beautiful.
  3. The pond was as cold as ice.
  4. The sun shone on the smooth surface of the pond.
Grade 8 Figurative Language
He was as blind as a bat. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
  1. metaphor
  2. simile
  3. personification
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Figurative Language
"A picture paints a thousand words" is an example of which figurative language device?
  1. simile
  2. idiom
  3. metaphor
  4. hyperbole
Grade 8 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.8.5
Read the sentences below.

Everyone was so happy when the bullies were expelled, but it was just icing on the cake when we found out that they had to repeat their eighth grade year! Serves them right.

What does the idiom ICING ON THE CAKE mean?
  1. A sweet substance used to cover a cake
  2. Something that makes a good situation even better
  3. A horrible piece of news
  4. Something that hurts someone else
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